by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Management Science is the 40th most popular major in the country with 23,510 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,205 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,987 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 29 colleges that offered a degree in management science. That schools that top this list have a program in management science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Faulkner University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Faulkner University is a small school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 75 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 697 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Forest University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 135 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Management and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Management and Technology is a small school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 21 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region list. William & Mary is a public institution located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 108 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 317 degrees to qualified masters’s management science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Nova Southeastern University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 93 diplomas to qualified masters’s management science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Management Science at Tulane University of Louisiana
With a ranking of #9, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Emory University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Jacksonville University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. JU is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 10 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region list. UA Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #15, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s management science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of the Cumberlands landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 22 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Elon University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Elon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Georgia landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 52 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
West Virginia University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s management science students in 2020-2021.
University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 5 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
American Public University System landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s management science degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
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The University of Alabama landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s management science degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Management Science at The University of Alabama
Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Management Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 21 masters’s management science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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