by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 13,371 people earned their degree in other management sciences and quantitative methods, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 other management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Major” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other management sciences and quantitative methods. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other management sciences and quantitative methods.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree other management sciences and quantitative methods students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Major. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 doctorate’s other management sciences and quantitative methods degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 8 doctorate’s other management sciences and quantitative methods degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 0.7% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Carnegie Mellon Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Major. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Major list. University of California - San Diego is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s other management sciences and quantitative methods degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Major list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s other management sciences and quantitative methods degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, 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 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods at UChicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Major list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Iowa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Major ranking. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s other management sciences and quantitative methods degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Major list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s other management sciences and quantitative methods degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
University of Oregon landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Major ranking. UO is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 1 doctorate’s other management sciences and quantitative methods degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full University of Oregon Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Report
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