University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Los Angeles, CA · Bachelor's, Master's, Graduate certificate, Doctorate
2,363 awards$158,632 median 4 years out
Fields of study · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13. 628 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 60,535 awards in the latest award year.
Award levels
Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned
Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.
| Level | Colleges | Awards | Median earnings | Middle range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 86 | 934 | $84,309 | $60,573 to $112,836 |
| Associate | 17 | 112 | $46,783 | $31,786 to $65,877 |
| Bachelor's | 364 | 12,478 | $86,176 | $61,755 to $114,719 |
| Graduate certificate | 175 | 2,190 | $146,711 | $99,020 to $194,935 |
| Master's | 371 | 44,471 | $124,807 | $93,429 to $167,728 |
| Doctorate | 56 | 350 | $180,735 | $134,773 to $241,395 |
Year, scope, and limits
- Cohort or year
- Most recent reported cohorts
- Scope
- Reported for this field of study
National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.
Colleges
Colleges that awarded Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods credentials
Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 124 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.
New York UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · New York, NY · Master's, Bachelor's, Doctorate
1,955 awards$188,168 median 4 years out
Columbia University in the City of New YorkPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · New York, NY · Master's, Doctorate
1,686 awards$116,859 median 4 years out
Northwestern UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Evanston, IL · Master's, Graduate certificate · Fully online option reported
1,679 awards$180,186 median 4 years out
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusPublic, 4-year · Atlanta, GA · Master's
1,614 awards$180,530 median 4 years out
Johns Hopkins UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Baltimore, MD · Master's
1,293 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of ChicagoPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Chicago, IL · Master's, Doctorate
1,260 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPublic, 4-year · Champaign, IL · Master's, Bachelor's, Graduate certificate, Doctorate · Fully online option reported
1,154 awards$106,780 median 4 years out
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Boston, MA · Master's, Bachelor's
1,145 awards$117,139 median 4 years out
Duke UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Durham, NC · Master's, Doctorate · Fully online option reported
1,078 awards$152,389 median 4 years out
Harvard UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Cambridge, MA · Master's, Graduate certificate, Doctorate · Fully online option reported
1,077 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPublic, 4-year · Chapel Hill, NC · Master's · Fully online option reported
954 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionPublic, 4-year · Tempe, AZ · Master's, Certificate, Bachelor's, Doctorate
949 awards$134,987 median 4 years out
University of California-DavisPublic, 4-year · Davis, CA · Bachelor's, Master's
922 awards$86,155 median 4 years out
University of California-Los AngelesPublic, 4-year · Los Angeles, CA · Master's
919 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Emory UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Atlanta, GA · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
884 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Cambridge, MA · Master's, Doctorate, Bachelor's
813 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of RochesterPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Rochester, NY · Master's, Bachelor's
800 awards$149,877 median 4 years out
University of California-San DiegoPublic, 4-year · La Jolla, CA · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
721 awards$89,451 median 4 years out
University of Maryland-College ParkPublic, 4-year · College Park, MD · Master's, Bachelor's
688 awards$111,649 median 4 years out
Southern New Hampshire UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Manchester, NH · Master's, Bachelor's, Associate · Fully online option reported
602 awards$112,596 median 4 years out
Rice UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Houston, TX · Master's, Bachelor's
592 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of California-BerkeleyPublic, 4-year · Berkeley, CA · Master's
583 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of Virginia-Main CampusPublic, 4-year · Charlottesville, VA · Bachelor's, Master's
564 awards$139,095 median 4 years out
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215 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.
Year, scope, and limits
- Cohort or year
- 2023-24 award year
- Scope
- Reported for this field of study
Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.
Related work
Kinds of work this field leads toward
These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 52.13. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.
| Occupation | Group | Median wage | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | Management | $213,990 | 204,350 |
| General and Operations Managers | Management | $105,770 | 3,503,020 |
| Management Analysts | Business and financial operations | $101,860 | 898,280 |
| Insurance Underwriters | Business and financial operations | $81,370 | 105,420 |
| Financial Risk Specialists | Business and financial operations | $117,330 | 63,850 |
| Actuaries | Computer and mathematical | $130,000 | 26,670 |
| Operations Research Analysts | Computer and mathematical | $88,940 | 108,510 |
| Statisticians | Computer and mathematical | $105,650 | 29,030 |
| Data Scientists | Computer and mathematical | $120,230 | 262,440 |
| Survey Researchers | Life, physical, and social science | $69,460 | 8,290 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | Educational instruction and library | $99,080 | 82,150 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Educational instruction and library | $79,940 | 47,670 |
Year, scope, and limits
- Cohort or year
- May 2025
- Scope
- Reported for this occupation, nationally
National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.
Nearby fields
Other fields in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Limits
What this page cannot tell you
- Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
- Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
- Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
- Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.