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Best Colleges for Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, by Earnings

266 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, about 11,545 degrees a year. Across the 111 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $85,717 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	New York University	NY	$158,559	245	7.7%
2	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$153,279	200	5.4%
3	Wake Forest University	NC	$146,608	27	21.7%
4	University of Virginia	VA	$139,095	406	16.8%
5	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$126,906	303	58.1%
6	Boston College	MA	$126,475	109	16.4%
7	University of Notre Dame	IN	$124,557	115	11.3%
8	George Washington University	DC	$120,730	29	47.1%
9	Texas Christian University	TX	$114,822	15	44.5%
10	University of Maryland	MD	$111,649	121	44.8%
11	Ohio State University	OH	$111,500	52	60.6%
12	Bentley University	MA	$111,433	69	45.1%
13	Villanova University	PA	$109,642	109	27%
14	St. John's University-New York	NY	$109,396	29	83.4%
15	University of Florida	FL	$109,220	143	24.2%
16	Virginia Tech	VA	$108,726	486	54.8%
17	University of St Thomas	MN	$108,187	35	85.4%
18	University of Kansas	KS	$107,635	106	93.5%
19	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$106,521	61	45.2%
20	Lebanon Valley College	PA	$105,444	16	83.8%
21	North Central College	IL	$105,350	12	77.3%
22	Drexel University	PA	$104,599	69	79.4%
23	Temple University	PA	$104,311	38	80.4%
24	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$104,172	53	42.4%
25	University of Denver	CO	$104,087	50	77.8%
26	University of Rochester	NY	$102,625	201	40.1%
27	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$102,249	10	75.4%
28	University of Delaware	DE	$101,502	6	70.6%
29	University of South Carolina	SC	$98,020	217	60.2%
30	Michigan State University	MI	$97,236	21	84.8%
31	Drake University	IA	$97,132	51	63.9%
32	George Mason University	VA	$97,049	137	87.5%
33	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$96,930	116	88.8%
34	Arizona State University	AZ	$96,430	177	89.9%
35	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$96,087	64	87.5%
36	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$96,078	47	33%
37	University of Washington	WA	$95,193	183	39.1%
38	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$95,193	35	90.6%
39	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$94,942	142	99.5%
40	Florida State University	FL	$94,887	36	24.2%
41	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	$94,582	82	47.5%
42	Purdue University	IN	$93,976	170	49.9%
43	Indiana State University	IN	$92,741	9	80.8%
44	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$92,042	181	41.6%
45	University of Iowa	IA	$91,720	183	83.6%
46	University of Connecticut	CT	$91,446	103	52.4%
47	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	$89,660	4	62.7%
48	Georgia State University	GA	$89,587	21	55.4%
49	University of California-San Diego	CA	$89,451	273	26.7%
50	University of Arkansas	AR	$88,067	88	74.3%
51	Siena University	NY	$87,394	9	69%
52	Oakland University	MI	$87,119	4	87.8%
53	Valparaiso University	IN	$86,317	14	89.4%
54	University of California-Davis	CA	$86,155	502	41.8%
55	Benedictine University	IL	$85,904	15	95.2%
56	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$85,717	85	65.1%
57	Creighton University	NE	$85,268	79	79.8%
58	University of Portland	OR	$84,313	22	89.2%
59	Maryville University of Saint Louis	MO	$83,328	6	95.1%
60	California Lutheran University	CA	$83,310	16	75.7%
61	Appalachian State University	NC	$83,033	10	90.1%
62	Rider University	NJ	$82,193	17	78.6%
63	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$81,661	68	78.9%
64	Louisiana State University	LA	$80,498	66	73.3%
65	The University of Alabama	AL	$79,811	99	76.6%
66	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$78,996	19	86.8%
67	University of North Texas	TX	$78,629	35	72.2%
68	Ball State University	IN	$77,774	32	85.5%
69	Central Michigan University	MI	$77,768	10	89.8%
70	La Salle University	PA	$76,518	15	96.6%
71	DePaul University	IL	$76,420	103	75.9%
72	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$75,055	14	90.7%
73	Mid-America Christian University	OK	$75,041	21	91.8%
74	Western Kentucky University	KY	$74,452	1	93.9%
75	Saint Ambrose University	IA	$74,438	28	77.3%
76	National Louis University	IL	$74,144	52	95.1%
77	Pennsylvania State University	PA	$73,308	56	60.6%
78	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	$73,308	34	96.8%
79	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$73,308	15	97.6%
80	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	PA	$73,308	12	96.8%
81	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley	PA	$73,308	11	97.4%
82	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton	PA	$73,308	4	98.5%
83	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	PA	$73,308	4	97.4%
84	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	PA	$73,308	3	98.1%
85	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton	PA	$73,308	2	96.4%
86	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill	PA	$73,308	1	96.6%
87	Carroll University	WI	$72,961	7	66.8%
88	Northern Illinois University	IL	$71,040	80	69.8%
89	Illinois State University	IL	$70,671	96	88.2%
90	Duquesne University	PA	$69,977	42	83.6%
91	Grand Valley State University	MI	$69,603	120	83%
92	Roosevelt University	IL	$69,382	37	97.2%
93	McKendree University	IL	$69,002	14	71.7%
94	University of St Francis	IL	$68,599	16	65.3%
95	Hofstra University	NY	$68,374	26	68.1%
96	Trinity University	TX	$68,095	32	25.9%
97	Cleveland State University	OH	$67,614	19	91.3%
98	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$67,555	122	77.3%
99	William Paterson University of New Jersey	NJ	$66,745	65	90.1%
100	University of Wyoming	WY	$66,744	22	96.9%

Showing the top 100 of 111 colleges that report earnings. 155 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods graduates?

New York University ($158,559), University of Pennsylvania ($153,279), Wake Forest University ($146,608), University of Virginia ($139,095), Rutgers University-New Brunswick ($126,906) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods majors make?

The median across 111 colleges is $85,717 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $50,553 to $158,559.

Which colleges have the biggest Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: University of Southern California (1,221), University of California-Davis (502), Virginia Tech (486), University of Virginia (406), Rutgers University-New Brunswick (303).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.