Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
48,037
growing 10.7%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$9,667
growing 3.74%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$42,851
growing 1.96%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods degree recipients are New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA, and Chicago, IL. N/A The most common degree awarded to students studying Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is a masters degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods and the types of students that study this field. Northwestern University awards the most degrees in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods in the US, but Harrisburg University of Science and Technology and Rensselaer at Hartford have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods.

Tuition costs for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods majors are, on average, $9,667 for in-state public colleges, and $42,851 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (279 total). N/A

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods (2022)
  1. 1,675 degrees awarded
  2. 1,539 degrees awarded
  3. 1,308 degrees awarded

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$9,667
Median In-State Public
$42,851
Median Out of State Private

Northwestern University has the most Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods degree recipients, with 1,675 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Out of all institutions that offer Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods, with 34.4%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
  1. 3,582 degrees awarded
  2. 2,931 degrees awarded
  3. 2,132 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods by year.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Business in the United States.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Business (18,862 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods are Masters Degree, Bachelors Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Business are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    18,862 degrees awarded
  2. Non-resident Alien
    15,278 degrees awarded
  3. Asian
    6,033 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    177,507 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    149,786 degree recipients
  3. Philippines
    140,210 degree recipients
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There are a relatively high number of people that were born in N/A that hold Business degrees (N/A times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (177,507 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods majors need many skills, but most especially Judgment and Decision Making. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Operations Analysis.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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