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2023 Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools

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Finding the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods School for You

With 31,701 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, management sciences and quantitative methods is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 288 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges.

Top 25 Top Schools in Management Sciences & Methods

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for management sciences and quantitative methods students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best management sciences and quantitative methods schools in the United States. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best management sciences and quantitative methods schools in the United States. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 288 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 5 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. It came in at #6 on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#7

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #8, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#9

Rice University

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #9, Rice University did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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#10

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #10, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #11, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #13 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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With a ranking of #14, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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#15

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #16 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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#17

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#18

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

With a ranking of #18, Emory University did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#19

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #19, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #20 on this year’s Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

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#21

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best management sciences and quantitative methods programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#23

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools ranking. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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With a ranking of #24, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#25

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

With a ranking of #25, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best schools for management sciences and quantitative methods students. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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Rest of the Top Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools

#27

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA
#28

Villanova University

Villanova, PA
#30

George Washington University

Washington, DC
#34

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
#36

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
#39

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
#40

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#42

Babson College

Wellesley, MA
#43

Bentley University

Waltham, MA

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Management Sciences & Methods Schools award.

Rank College Location
44 Auburn University Auburn, AL
45 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
46 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
47 Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI
48 University of Management and Technology Arlington, VA
49 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
50 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
51 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
52 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
53 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
54 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
55 University of Georgia Athens, GA
56 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
57 George Mason University Fairfax, VA

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Management Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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