Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Stanford University

If you plan to study management sciences and quantitative methods, take a look at what Stanford University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 400 students received their master's degree in management science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods section at the bottom of this page.

Stanford Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Management Science
• Doctorate Degree in Management Science

Stanford Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in management science, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Management Science Student Demographics at Stanford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the management science majors at Stanford University.

Stanford Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master’s Program

Of the 400 management science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Stanford, about 54% were men and 47% were women.

In the management science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	153
International Students	135
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

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Careers That Management Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in management science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Chief Executives	30,290	$228,270
Operations Research Analysts	11,340	$95,470
Insurance Underwriters	9,130	$88,140
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pere Joan under License

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