Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of management sciences and quantitative methods graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 168 colleges. National median: $93,263, rising to $124,708 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$215,957	$116,859	$105,581
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	MA	$210,825	—	$41,000
3	Dartmouth College	NH	$206,607	—	$41,000
4	Stanford University	CA	$206,046	—	$46,992
5	University of Chicago	IL	$204,727	—	$61,084
6	Northwestern University	IL	$194,598	$180,186	$80,058
7	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$191,069	—	$51,000
8	New York University	NY	$187,421	$188,168	$105,342
9	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$177,710	—	$117,957
10	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	$166,093	—	$99,122
11	Rice University	TX	$166,012	—	$61,500
12	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$158,240	—	$98,931
13	Vanderbilt University	TN	$155,565	—	$68,087
14	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	GA	$154,014	$180,530	$47,824
15	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$142,746	$106,399	$80,237
16	Villanova University	PA	$140,876	—	$37,750
17	Georgetown University	DC	$136,231	—	$71,028
18	University of California-Davis	CA	$129,249	—	$108,371
19	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$127,627	$183,813	$41,000
20	University of Southern California	CA	$127,433	$158,632	$71,750
21	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$126,747	—	$41,000
22	Emory University	GA	$123,563	—	$80,211
23	Duke University	NC	$122,674	$152,389	$70,300
24	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$121,357	—	$27,383
25	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$121,357	—	$27,383
26	Southern Methodist University	TX	$120,862	$140,799	$87,346
27	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$116,832	—	$41,000
28	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley	PA	$116,437	$139,676	$28,431
29	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$116,437	$139,676	$28,431
30	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$116,437	$139,676	$28,431
31	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$116,437	$139,676	$28,431
32	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$115,627	—	$45,192
33	University of Rochester	NY	$113,022	$149,877	$49,836
34	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	$111,542	$124,708	$39,744
35	Golden Gate University	CA	$111,252	—	—
36	Wayne State University	MI	$110,711	—	—
37	Santa Clara University	CA	$110,071	—	$47,583
38	Northeastern University	MA	$109,831	$117,139	$33,500
39	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	$109,831	$117,139	$33,500
40	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	$109,103	—	$50,536
41	Hamline University	MN	$108,829	—	—
42	University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	$106,998	$123,573	—
43	Boston University	MA	$106,639	$118,168	$39,910
44	West Virginia University	WV	$105,434	—	$20,500
45	William & Mary	VA	$104,992	$133,994	$46,250
46	Montclair State University	NJ	$104,724	—	$36,494
47	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$104,202	—	$23,093
48	Baldwin Wallace University	OH	$103,437	$117,150	—
49	Syracuse University	NY	$103,196	$124,750	$44,929
50	Seattle University	WA	$103,196	$167,280	$40,705
51	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$103,101	$134,987	$46,832
52	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$103,101	$134,987	$46,832
53	University of Connecticut	CT	$102,795	$150,106	—
54	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$102,795	$150,106	—
55	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$102,795	$150,106	—
56	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$102,795	$150,106	—
57	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$102,795	$150,106	—
58	American University	DC	$101,587	$127,356	$53,503
59	Elmhurst University	IL	$101,153	$117,787	$33,437
60	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$100,549	$122,660	$36,131
61	Temple University	PA	$100,184	$105,003	$20,500
62	University of Iowa	IA	$100,070	$115,346	$22,302
63	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$99,919	$131,448	$20,500
64	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$99,657	—	—
65	East Texas A&M University	TX	$99,216	$120,549	—
66	Rockhurst University	MO	$99,129	$130,238	—
67	Fordham University	NY	$98,704	—	$39,750
68	University of Utah	UT	$98,623	$115,739	$30,750
69	La Salle University	PA	$98,457	—	—
70	University of St Thomas	MN	$97,854	—	—
71	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	$97,114	—	—
72	University of California-San Diego	CA	$97,051	—	$62,155
73	Cornell University	NY	$96,697	—	$57,815
74	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	$96,018	$112,856	$35,157
75	Creighton University	NE	$95,387	—	—
76	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$95,122	$123,330	$41,000
77	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$94,921	$151,262	$30,750
78	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$94,715	$134,906	—
79	Bellevue University	NE	$94,409	$75,660	$65,423
80	Lewis University	IL	$94,379	$87,205	—
81	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$93,973	$108,748	—
82	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	$93,932	—	—
83	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$93,897	—	—
84	Maryville University of Saint Louis	MO	$93,263	$115,122	$35,280
85	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$92,641	—	$32,560
86	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$91,958	—	—
87	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NY	$91,698	$112,190	$20,500
88	University of North Texas	TX	$91,548	—	—
89	Nova Southeastern University	FL	$91,372	—	$51,250
90	Georgia State University	GA	$91,360	$116,144	$41,000
91	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$91,223	$156,689	$28,766
92	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	$91,135	$137,636	$36,840
93	Hofstra University	NY	$90,726	—	$41,000
94	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$90,677	$128,909	$58,200
95	Bentley University	MA	$90,381	$130,975	$26,359
96	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$90,379	$136,353	—
97	Pace University	NY	$90,347	—	—
98	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$89,912	$128,404	$21,685
99	Babson College	MA	$89,662	—	—
100	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$89,627	$124,603	$41,000
101	Bryant University	RI	$89,606	$114,251	$20,500
102	Suffolk University	MA	$89,543	$104,109	$41,000
103	University of Dallas	TX	$89,232	—	—
104	University of Georgia	GA	$89,137	—	$20,500
105	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$88,691	—	$58,200
106	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$88,517	—	$26,829
107	Walsh College	MI	$88,220	$96,026	$41,000
108	University of Denver	CO	$88,017	$141,132	$34,166
109	University of Indianapolis	IN	$87,915	—	—
110	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$87,820	$125,007	$36,403
111	Hult International Business School	MA	$87,520	—	—
112	Capella University	MN	$87,110	$109,421	$45,049
113	Wake Forest University	NC	$86,745	$127,072	$41,354
114	American Public University System	WV	$86,686	—	—
115	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$86,417	$104,397	$34,169
116	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$86,417	$104,397	$34,169
117	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$86,417	$104,397	$34,169
118	New Jersey City University	NJ	$86,213	—	—
119	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$85,428	—	$33,004
120	Fairfield University	CT	$85,023	—	—
121	University of Arkansas	AR	$84,447	$151,985	$21,000
122	St. John's University-New York	NY	$84,401	$121,339	—
123	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$83,585	$112,596	$28,724
124	University of Louisville	KY	$83,401	—	$30,500
125	Colorado State University Global	CO	$83,365	$102,355	$53,193
126	The University of Alabama	AL	$83,105	$112,179	—
127	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$82,907	$125,094	$48,691
128	DePaul University	IL	$82,471	—	$40,999
129	Tulane University of Louisiana	LA	$81,390	$122,230	$81,147
130	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$80,954	$106,780	$28,279
131	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$80,787	—	$68,529
132	University of Scranton	PA	$80,705	—	—
133	University of California-Irvine	CA	$80,560	—	$43,687
134	Iowa State University	IA	$79,989	—	$19,650
135	Northern Illinois University	IL	$79,769	—	$21,328
136	University of Maine	ME	$79,198	—	$20,500
137	University of Miami	FL	$79,076	—	$53,382
138	University of Houston	TX	$78,473	—	$35,683
139	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	$78,282	—	$41,000
140	Florida Institute of Technology	FL	$77,642	$125,197	—
141	University of Mississippi	MS	$77,052	—	$15,280
142	Jacksonville University	FL	$76,851	—	—
143	Mercer University	GA	$76,819	$103,414	—
144	Texas Christian University	TX	$76,440	—	—
145	University of Kansas	KS	$76,312	—	—
146	University of the Cumberlands	KY	$75,882	—	—
147	Michigan State University	MI	$75,294	$139,589	$30,918
148	University of San Francisco	CA	$75,190	$186,732	$49,667
149	Saint Louis University	MO	$74,918	—	—
150	University of Arizona	AZ	$74,415	—	$20,500
151	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$74,004	$108,539	$43,928
152	University of California-Riverside	CA	$73,780	—	$95,000
153	Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	$71,984	—	$39,653
154	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$71,604	$91,064	—
155	New York Institute of Technology	NY	$70,780	—	$72,800
156	Duquesne University	PA	$70,469	—	—
157	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$69,326	—	$19,500
158	Wittenberg University	OH	$68,122	—	—
159	Saint Vincent College	PA	$67,577	—	—
160	University of California-Merced	CA	$67,444	—	—
161	Siena University	NY	$65,781	—	—
162	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	$64,930	—	—
163	Lasell University	MA	$64,112	$85,823	—
164	California Lutheran University	CA	$63,700	—	—
165	University of St Francis	IL	$63,075	—	—
166	Assumption University	MA	$58,567	—	—
167	Faulkner University	AL	$55,048	$59,426	$24,500
168	Savannah College of Art and Design	GA	$54,845	—	$50,107

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do management sciences and quantitative methods graduates earn?

The median college reports $93,263 in earnings one year after a master's degree in management sciences and quantitative methods and $124,708 four years after. The highest is $215,957 at Columbia University in the City of New York.

How much student debt do management sciences and quantitative methods graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $39,744 at the typical college.