SUMMARY
Studying Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods is a valuable choice and usually a needed first step for scholars wishing to enter a career as a data wrangler, a laboratory manager, or a chief managerial officer. Interestingly, management sciences and quantitative methods is fairly popular coming in at the 59th most popular area of study. Last academic year alone, there were 8,738 management sciences and quantitative methods degrees conferred. In-state tuition for management sciences and quantitative methods at private schools is, on average, 3.5 times more pricey than their public equivalents.
There are 277 colleges which offer management sciences and quantitative methods. 277 schools is on par with other majors offered in the United States. If you're looking to immerse yourself with other management sciences and quantitative methods undergrads, look at universities in Virginia which have the most undergraduates admitted to management sciences and quantitative methods annually. More generally, the best region to study management sciences and quantitative methods is in the Southeast region with University of South Carolina-Columbia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and University of Virginia-Main Campus best representing the region. Interestingly, our selection for the best conference to study management sciences and quantitative methods is the Atlantic Coast Conference with Boston College, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and University of Virginia-Main Campus representing the conference. Based on our extensive list of the best colleges, our belief is that the best school for management sciences and quantitative methods is Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The objectively best school does not mean it is the best school for every student. There might be tons of factors to weigh when deciding on institution. Stuff like campus amenities, transportation services, and food would affect your choice on where to go to school. Here at Authority, we've weighed the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which management sciences and quantitative methods university has the best college campus, the winner is New York University. If, for example, you are very interested in which university has the best campus, we have a whole page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through professor reviews, government databases, student reviews, and more in order to compare every U.S. major in an unbiased and informative way. Here you can find our well researched list for the schools with the best student life and, from that list, our choice of the university with the best student life for management sciences and quantitative methods is University of Virginia-Main Campus. Curious why? Keep reading to learn more about Authority's top recommendations. Some of our picks just might surprise you.
If price is a major deciding factor in your decision on where to go to university, you might be cautious about Boston College. Boston College is the most expensive college for management sciences and quantitative methods, at least for out of state attendance. We have a page for the most expensive schools that might put the price tag at Boston College into perspective. For more context, you could want to know that management sciences and quantitative methods is the 105th most expensive program in America, with an average expense of $38,900. On a broader scale, the most costly state for management sciences and quantitative methods in the nation is District of Columbia with costs at the primary university, George Washington University, of $54,453. To zoom out even further, the most expensive region of the country for management sciences and quantitative methods is the Far West region which is best demonstrated with California Lutheran University with a cost of $43,900, University of Portland with a cost of $47,478, and Seattle University with a cost of $45,765.
Our cheapest region for management sciences and quantitative methods is the Rocky Mountains region which is represented by Brigham Young University-Idaho with a cost of $4,208, Brigham Young University-Provo with a cost of $5,790, and University of Wyoming with a cost of $13,392. On the bright side, the most affordable school for management sciences and quantitative methods is University of Florida. Authority.org's comprehensive list of the most affordable universities can be explored here.
In-state students can expect to pay in the neighborhood of $11,200 for a degree in management sciences and quantitative methods. That cost balloons intensely to a median of $26,000 for an out-of-state public-school undergrad. As such, you might be interested in our selection for the university with the best value for management sciences and quantitative methods: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Here you can see our comprehensive list on the schools we see as being the best value overall. Bear in mind, this section is predicated on out-of-state tuition costs. A discussion of value changes when it comes to in-state tuition, but we do not know in which states any one student has residency.
Earnings for management sciences and quantitative methods majors vary widely, but within two-years of finishing the degree students will often earn around $65,300. While there can be much variation in salary; top positions can make up to $108,500. Even right out of school, the lowest end jobs within the management sciences and quantitative methods space earn $39,000, which isn't that bad. The top earning grads for management sciences and quantitative methods graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and if you are looking for schools with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.
The general diversity of management sciences and quantitative methods ranks pretty high, coming within the 91st percentile of all programs. The university with the highest composite diversity for management sciences and quantitative methods is Massachusetts Institute of Technology and here you can find our comprehensive list for the universities with the most diversity. The overall financial diversity of the Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods major only stands within the 31st percentile of all majors. Racial diversity is actually above financial diversity, in the 85th percentile. White students make up the largest share, 40%, of scholars majoring in management sciences and quantitative methods. Additionally, 57% of undergrads seeking a management sciences and quantitative methods degree are men.
The median ranking for management sciences and quantitative methods professors is 3.8 stars, a ranking that is 5% less than the median for every major; this is a subpar ranking. If you want the most popular management sciences and quantitative methods professor nationally, look no further than Constance Cutchins from University of Central Florida. This might come as a shock, but the top rated instructors for management sciences and quantitative methods according to students are found at Georgia State University. As we incorporate data beyond simply rankings we find that the university possessing the best instructors for management sciences and quantitative methods is Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One can find an explanation of our ever evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, along with some of the top examples of instructors in the U.S.
Finally, the hardest university to get into for management sciences and quantitative methods is Massachusetts Institute of Technology. While we think of this list more as a novelty, we do have a comprehensive page for the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, here at Authority we hope you understand that considering university from context primarily derived from superlatives can cause problems. We at Authority encourage you to explore our other pages on different universities and peruse a couple of our background 'blog posts' on essential things to look for as your university search continues.