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Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Degree

118 schools compared · Average earnings $62,729/yr

Schools Offering

118

Avg Grad Earnings

$62,729/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

66/100

AI Automation Risk

Very High

58% task exposure

Best Schools for Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Top 118 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	94 86–95	$79,777/yr	Very High	29.7x
2	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	93 85–95	$83,260/yr	Very High	27.3x
3	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	93 86–94	$81,377/yr	Very High	21.1x
4	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	92 84–94	$75,137/yr	Very High	26.0x
5	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	91 82–93	$72,304/yr	Very High	22.9x
6	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	91 83–93	$70,903/yr	Very High	24.3x
7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	90 82–92	$73,618/yr	Very High	20.0x
8	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	90 82–92	$70,324/yr	Very High	21.0x
9	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	90 83–92	$62,578/yr	Very High	42.9x
10	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	90 82–92	$62,306/yr	Very High	31.5x
11	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	90 82–92	$60,290/yr	Very High	38.3x
12	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	89 80–91	$77,877/yr	Very High	16.7x
13	Ball State University Muncie, IN	89 81–91	$67,350/yr	Very High	20.9x
14	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	88 79–91	$78,177/yr	Very High	16.2x
15	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	88 80–89	$68,804/yr	Very High	16.9x
16	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	88 81–88	$67,267/yr	Very High	17.1x
17	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	87 80–86	$93,565/yr	Very High	10.1x
18	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	87 79–87	$68,814/yr	Very High	15.0x
19	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	87 78–89	$68,049/yr	Very High	16.8x
20	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	87 80–87	$63,945/yr	Very High	14.9x
21	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	87 78–89	$57,257/yr	Very High	21.1x
22	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	87 80–88	$56,340/yr	Very High	17.7x
23	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	87 79–89	$55,596/yr	Very High	23.2x
24	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	86 79–85	$76,718/yr	Very High	10.7x
25	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	86 78–88	$72,527/yr	Very High	14.7x
26	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	86 77–88	$62,069/yr	Very High	17.4x
27	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	86 77–88	$62,069/yr	Very High	17.6x
28	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	86 76–88	$59,150/yr	Very High	18.0x
29	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	86 78–86	$51,384/yr	Very High	16.8x
30	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	85 77–85	$74,770/yr	Very High	11.7x
31	University of Delaware Newark, DE	85 78–84	$73,420/yr	Very High	10.4x
32	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	85 76–87	$71,600/yr	Very High	13.8x
33	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	85 76–87	$71,600/yr	Very High	13.8x
34	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	85 76–87	$71,600/yr	Very High	13.8x
35	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	85 76–87	$71,600/yr	Very High	13.8x
36	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	85 78–84	$69,446/yr	Very High	10.8x
37	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	85 77–86	$66,149/yr	Very High	14.4x
38	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	85 76–88	$66,099/yr	Very High	15.5x
39	Auburn University Auburn, AL	85 78–84	$64,841/yr	Very High	11.9x
40	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	85 78–85	$62,993/yr	Very High	12.5x
41	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	85 77–86	$60,832/yr	Very High	15.7x
42	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	85 78–85	$49,830/yr	Very High	16.6x
43	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	84 75–86	$59,501/yr	Very High	15.4x
44	National Louis University Chicago, IL	84 76–86	$59,084/yr	Very High	15.0x
45	University of North Texas Denton, TX	84 77–83	$58,615/yr	Very High	12.1x
46	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	84 77–84	$48,546/yr	Very High	15.3x
47	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	84 74–87	$47,528/yr	Very High	25.1x
48	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	83 74–85	$71,600/yr	Very High	11.7x
49	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	83 77–83	$69,443/yr	Very High	9.9x
50	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	83 76–82	$61,709/yr	Very High	10.5x
51	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	83 74–85	$61,303/yr	Very High	13.6x
52	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	83 75–84	$45,090/yr	Very High	19.5x
53	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK	83 75–85	$44,959/yr	Very High	21.2x
54	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	82 74–84	$74,778/yr	Very High	10.7x
55	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	82 73–84	$60,973/yr	Very High	13.1x
56	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	81 74–80	$61,297/yr	Very High	9.3x
57	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	80 73–80	$65,070/yr	Very High	8.3x
58	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	79 71–80	$51,128/yr	Very High	11.9x
59	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	79 72–78	$49,823/yr	Very High	9.9x
60	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	78 69–80	$45,720/yr	Very High	13.4x
61	New York University New York, NY	77 69–78	$102,572/yr	Very High	3.2x
62	North Central College Naperville, IL	77 70–78	$85,168/yr	Very High	3.8x
63	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	77 69–80	$47,040/yr	Very High	12.5x
64	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	76 69–77	$104,502/yr	Very High	3.0x
65	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	76 69–77	$99,843/yr	Very High	3.1x
66	Georgetown University Washington, DC	76 68–76	$92,963/yr	Very High	2.6x
67	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	76 69–77	$82,432/yr	Very High	3.1x
68	Drake University Des Moines, IA	76 68–79	$80,044/yr	Very High	4.9x
69	Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO	76 69–78	$69,590/yr	Very High	6.5x
70	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	76 70–76	$52,684/yr	Very High	7.6x
71	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	75 67–75	$83,810/yr	Very High	2.3x
72	Bentley University Waltham, MA	75 67–77	$81,103/yr	Very High	3.5x
73	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	75 68–77	$78,978/yr	Very High	3.7x
74	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	75 68–77	$73,618/yr	Very High	—
75	Illinois State University Normal, IL	75 65–78	$47,553/yr	Very High	10.6x
76	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	75 66–77	$46,886/yr	Very High	10.4x
77	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	74 66–74	$73,497/yr	Very High	2.7x
78	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	74 66–76	$45,665/yr	Very High	10.4x
79	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT	74 64–77	$42,454/yr	Very High	12.3x
80	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	73 66–74	$80,046/yr	Very High	2.0x
81	Villanova University Villanova, PA	73 66–73	$76,606/yr	Very High	2.0x
82	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	73 65–75	$74,357/yr	Very High	3.0x
83	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	73 64–75	$42,711/yr	Very High	10.8x
84	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	72 65–73	$67,129/yr	Very High	2.6x
85	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	72 64–75	$65,627/yr	Very High	3.8x
86	Creighton University Omaha, NE	72 64–72	$65,365/yr	Very High	2.5x
87	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	72 65–73	$58,820/yr	Very High	3.3x
88	Roosevelt University Chicago, IL	72 64–73	$48,715/yr	Very High	7.2x
89	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	72 64–74	$44,322/yr	Very High	9.3x
90	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL	72 64–73	$42,500/yr	Very High	9.7x
91	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	71 64–72	$58,890/yr	Very High	2.8x
92	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	71 64–72	$57,783/yr	Very High	3.1x
93	Northwood University Midland, MI	71 63–71	$54,298/yr	Very High	3.1x
94	Coppin State University Baltimore, MD	71 70–66	$39,510/yr	Very High	4.8x
95	University of Denver Denver, CO	70 63–70	$65,557/yr	Very High	1.8x
96	Seattle University Seattle, WA	70 63–70	$63,496/yr	Very High	1.9x
97	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	70 63–70	$57,558/yr	Very High	2.3x
98	Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK	70 62–72	$45,047/yr	Very High	7.5x
99	George Washington University Washington, DC	69 62–70	$66,362/yr	Very High	1.6x
100	Bryant University Smithfield, RI	69 62–70	$60,162/yr	Very High	1.9x
101	Siena College Loudonville, NY	69 61–69	$54,855/yr	Very High	2.1x
102	California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA	68 61–69	$57,276/yr	Very High	1.8x
103	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	68 61–68	$55,887/yr	Very High	1.7x
104	DePaul University Chicago, IL	68 60–70	$51,522/yr	Very High	3.1x
105	Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA	68 60–70	$49,039/yr	Very High	3.4x
106	University of Portland Portland, OR	67 59–70	$53,136/yr	Very High	2.7x
107	Manhattan College Riverdale, NY	67 59–70	$51,113/yr	Very High	3.0x
108	McKendree University Lebanon, IL	67 59–69	$45,899/yr	Very High	3.8x
109	University of St Francis Joliet, IL	67 58–69	$45,735/yr	Very High	3.6x
110	Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC	67 59–67	$45,534/yr	Very High	2.7x
111	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	66 59–67	$56,463/yr	Very High	1.2x
112	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	66 58–69	$51,494/yr	Very High	2.5x
113	Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL	66 58–67	$48,375/yr	Very High	2.5x
114	Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	65 58–66	$45,730/yr	Very High	2.6x
115	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	62 53–66	$41,787/yr	Very High	2.9x
116	La Roche University Pittsburgh, PA	61 53–64	$37,911/yr	Very High	3.5x
117	Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA	60 53–62	$42,127/yr	Very High	1.1x
118	Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX	57 47–61	$33,097/yr	Very High	3.5x

Highest Earning Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Programs

Schools where Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
University of Pennsylvania	$104,502/yr	76	Very High
New York University	$102,572/yr	77	Very High
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$99,843/yr	76	Very High
University of Virginia-Main Campus	$93,565/yr	87	Very High
Georgetown University	$92,963/yr	76	Very High
North Central College	$85,168/yr	77	Very High
University of Notre Dame	$83,810/yr	75	Very High
University of Wisconsin-Madison	$83,260/yr	93	Very High
St. John's University-New York	$82,432/yr	76	Very High
Central Washington University	$81,377/yr	93	Very High

Best ROI for Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Florida State University	42.9x	$62,578/yr	90
University of Florida	38.3x	$60,290/yr	90
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	31.5x	$62,306/yr	90
Brigham Young University	29.7x	$79,777/yr	94
University of Wisconsin-Madison	27.3x	$83,260/yr	93
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	26.0x	$75,137/yr	92
The University of Texas at San Antonio	25.1x	$47,528/yr	84
Purdue University-Main Campus	24.3x	$70,903/yr	91
Georgia State University	23.2x	$55,596/yr	87
University of Maryland-College Park	22.9x	$72,304/yr	91

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods graduates earn?

Across 118 schools, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods graduates earn an average of $62,729 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $33,097 to $104,502 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods?

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods is rated "Very High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 58% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Brigham Young University ranks #1 for Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods with a score of 94/100 and graduate earnings of $79,777/yr.

Is a Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods degree worth it?

On average, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods graduates earn 10.8x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods programs across 118 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.