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CIP 52.1399 Business

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other

IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education · 2025

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Total graduates

24,186

2025 · 220 schools

International share

37.6%

9,099 international students

Bachelor's degrees

4,632

15.0% international

Master's degrees

19,443

43.0% international

Overview

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other is a specialized field that focuses on the application of quantitative techniques and analytical methods to solve complex management problems. This interdisciplinary area combines principles from mathematics, statistics, and computer science with management theories to improve decision-making processes in organizations.

Students pursuing this major typically cover a wide range of topics, including operations research, statistical analysis, optimization, and simulation. They learn to apply various quantitative tools and models to real-world business scenarios, enabling them to analyze data effectively, forecast trends, and optimize resources. This knowledge is essential for roles in areas such as supply chain management, financial analysis, and strategic planning.

The curriculum often includes coursework in data analytics, predictive modeling, and decision analysis, equipping graduates with the skills needed to interpret data and derive actionable insights. Additionally, students may engage in hands-on projects and case studies, allowing them to apply their theoretical knowledge to practical situations.

Career opportunities for graduates in Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods are diverse and can be found in various sectors, including finance, healthcare, consulting, and technology. They may work as data analysts, business consultants, operations managers, or in other roles that require strong analytical skills and a solid understanding of management principles.

Overall, this field is increasingly important in today’s data-driven world, where organizations rely on sophisticated quantitative analysis to stay competitive and make informed decisions.

Graduates by year

Graduates by degree level (first and second majors)

AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral

From 2002 to 2025, graduates grew 1,488% and the international share went from 10.3% to 37.6%.

International share (%)
Graduates by group, 2025
White
33.0%
Asian
11.8%
Hispanic
7.5%
Black
4.3%
Other
5.7%
Intl.
37.6%

Colleges that award this degree

In 2025, 220 schools awarded this degree as a first major. The table lists those in the 2027 U.S. News National or Liberal Arts rankings, plus the unranked schools with the most graduates.

RankSchoolStateGraduatesInternational
#1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts 97 55
#3 Harvard University Massachusetts 936 365
#7 University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 117 73
#8 Duke University North Carolina 1,029 560
#9 University of Chicago Illinois 1 0
#9 Northwestern University Illinois 55 42
#9 Johns Hopkins University Maryland 206 188
#12 Columbia University in the City of New York New York 1,749 1,018
#14 Cornell University New York 130 110
#14 Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania 10 8
#16 Vanderbilt University Tennessee 280 57
#16 Rice University Texas 639 92
#20 University of California-Los Angeles California 115 77
#20 University of Notre Dame Indiana 189 44
#23 Georgetown University D.C. 152 18
#23 Emory University Georgia 127 98
#26 University of Virginia-Main Campus Virginia 523 44
#27 University of Southern California California 144 46
#29 University of California-San Diego California 846 318
#29 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Georgia 1,487 514
#31 Boston College Massachusetts 110 8
#31 Tufts University Massachusetts 28 26
#31 New York University New York 28 17
#34 University of California-Davis California 570 134
#34 University of California-Irvine California 90 41
#34 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois 1,191 313
#34 Boston University Massachusetts 48 42
#34 Wake Forest University North Carolina 180 29
#34 University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin 112 65
#49 University of Maryland-College Park Maryland 101 42
#49 University of Rochester New York 765 576
#49 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Washington 233 80
#55 University of Miami Florida 76 12
#55 The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania 331 58
#55 Purdue University-Main Campus Indiana 363 200
#59 George Washington University D.C. 75 41
#59 Tulane University of Louisiana Louisiana 174 45
#59 Stevens Institute of Technology New Jersey 157 73
#59 Stony Brook University New York 3 0
#69 Michigan State University Michigan 141 62
#69 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New York 57 15
#69 University of California-Merced California 200 7
#72 Syracuse University New York 159 74
#73 University of Connecticut Connecticut 50 19
#73 Indiana University-Bloomington Indiana 90 59
#73 Rutgers University-Newark New Jersey 75 44
#73 Binghamton University New York 3 3
#80 University of California-Riverside California 100 70
#80 Drexel University Pennsylvania 86 27
#85 University of Delaware Delaware 45 45
#85 New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey 73 20
#85 Fordham University New York 192 107
#85 Southern Methodist University Texas 64 3
#90 Texas Christian University Texas 41 2
#95 University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois 31 30
#95 University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri 395 1
#95 Rochester Institute of Technology New York 89 17
#100 Chapman University California 13 2
#100 University of South Florida-Main Campus Florida 63 9
#100 University of Iowa Iowa 218 22
#109 Loyola Marymount University California 14 3
#109 Temple University Pennsylvania 88 23
#109 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Tennessee 77 9
#116 University of San Francisco California 54 38
#116 Iowa State University Iowa 89 30
#116 Brigham Young University-Provo Utah 27 22
#121 Arizona State University-Tempe Arizona 81 18
#121 University of Arizona Arizona 149 57
#121 University of Denver Colorado 44 8
#121 Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois 49 43
#121 Loyola University Chicago Illinois 47 14
#121 University of Dayton Ohio 14 12
#121 George Mason University Virginia 7 0
#133 Clark University Massachusetts 90 88
#133 University of Vermont Vermont 27 1
#137 California State University--Long Beach California 43 22
#137 San Jose State University California 20 2
#137 Clarkson University New York 3 1
#137 St John's University (NY) New York 22 7
#148 Catholic University of America D.C. 22 5
#148 Mercer University Georgia 2 0
#148 University of Kentucky Kentucky 13 5
#148 University of Tulsa Oklahoma 11 0
#148 University of Rhode Island Rhode Island 9 0
#156 University of St Thomas (MN) Minnesota 30 2
#156 Montclair State University New Jersey 257 4
#156 Seton Hall University New Jersey 38 7
#156 Duquesne University Pennsylvania 22 10
#169 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Colorado 262 26
#169 Bradley University Illinois 7 3
#169 DePaul University Illinois 30 12
#169 Michigan Technological University Michigan 2 0
#169 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska 217 14
#169 Touro College New York 1 0
#169 University of North Carolina at Charlotte North Carolina 121 59
#179 University of Louisville Kentucky 140 78
#179 Seattle University Washington 28 20
#191 Georgia State University Georgia 94 70
#191 Drake University Iowa 6 2
#191 Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri 12 2
#191 Hofstra University New York 48 20
#202 Sacred Heart University Connecticut 85 14
#202 University of St. Thomas (TX) Texas 7 1
#208 Xavier University Ohio 28 0
#208 Belmont University Tennessee 41 3
#219 Illinois State University Illinois 52 35
#219 University of North Carolina--Wilmington North Carolina 58 2
#219 Gannon University Pennsylvania 146 135
#236 Florida Institute of Technology Florida 34 13
#236 Stetson University Florida 19 2
#236 North Dakota State University-Main Campus North Dakota 7 0
#236 Portland State University Oregon 35 0
#250 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Massachusetts 41 32
#250 University of Missouri--Kansas City Missouri 41 10
#250 Pace University-New York New York 147 125
#262 Suffolk University Massachusetts 35 27
#262 Central Michigan University Michigan 158 53
#262 University of South Dakota South Dakota 2 0
#276 Western Michigan University Michigan 28 9
#276 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Ohio 42 1
#288 University of Hartford Connecticut 2 1
#288 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Illinois 32 15
#288 University of Indianapolis Indiana 32 18
#288 Wichita State University Kansas 62 60
#288 Texas State University Texas 60 49
#288 University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Wisconsin 290 55
#299 University of Nebraska--Omaha Nebraska 32 1
#299 University of Toledo Ohio 49 26
#308 Northern Illinois University Illinois 35 3
#308 Montana State University Montana 28 3
#317 Marshall University West Virginia 4 0
#328 Old Dominion University Virginia 11 0
#332 University of Baltimore Maryland 5 1
#332 Mercy University New York 20 17
#332 University of Findlay Ohio 1 0
#342 Kennesaw State University Georgia 12 0
#353 Arkansas State University Arkansas 15 6
#353 Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville Illinois 221 9
#365 Indiana State University Indiana 7 0
#365 William Carey University Mississippi 3 0
#376 University of Bridgeport Connecticut 16 15
#376 Barry University Florida 159 22
#382 Saint Leo University Florida 31 2
#382 Governors State University Illinois 9 0
#382 Roosevelt University Illinois 20 19
#382 University of Southern Maine Maine 14 2
#382 Wright State University-Main Campus Ohio 64 5
LAC #38 Trinity University Texas 22 5
LAC #72 Saint Anselm College New Hampshire 1 0
LAC #106 Pacific Lutheran University Washington 12 0
LAC #111 Saint Vincent College Pennsylvania 12 0
LAC #138 Millsaps College Mississippi 7 5
LAC #146 Gordon College Massachusetts 4 1
LAC #172 Brigham Young University-Idaho Idaho 136 5
— University of the Cumberlands Kentucky 612 405
— Savannah College of Art and Design Georgia 262 78
— CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York 229 120
— Pittsburg State University Kansas 195 9
— Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Pennsylvania 185 6
— University of Northern Iowa Iowa 140 9
— Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus New Jersey 131 16
— Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 94 92
— Lewis University Illinois 86 60
— Towson University Maryland 66 20
— Auburn University at Montgomery Alabama 64 3
— University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Washington 62 26
— Edgewood University Wisconsin 61 12
— Purdue University Fort Wayne Indiana 55 3
— Long Island University New York 46 5
— Bentley University Massachusetts 45 6
— Curry College Massachusetts 39 3
— California State Polytechnic University-Pomona California 36 17
— Golden Gate University California 34 27
— Rider University New Jersey 33 27
— Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Pennsylvania 30 2
— Tiffin University Ohio 28 21
— Metropolitan State University of Denver Colorado 25 0
— Mercyhurst University Pennsylvania 22 2
— University of Wisconsin-Stout Wisconsin 21 7
— Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Pennsylvania 20 13
— Saint Mary's College of California California 18 2
— Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma 17 1
— Purdue University Northwest Indiana 17 0
— Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley Pennsylvania 16 12

Purple: international students are 25% or more of the school's graduates.

Graduate counts: IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education, 2002–2025. Rankings: 2027 U.S. News.