2024 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #108 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for management sciences & quantitative methods students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 doctor's degrees in management sciences & quantitative methods during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on management sciences & quantitative methods students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of management sciences & quantitative methods students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for management sciences & quantitative methods to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized management sciences & quantitative methods related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for management sciences & quantitative methods students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools

The management science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Management Science

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods needs to look into University of Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of Iowa

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

5 Annual Graduates

Capella University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Capella University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in management sciences & quantitative methods from Capella University

2

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

1 Annual Graduates

North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in management sciences & quantitative methods from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges by State

Explore the best management sciences & quantitative methods schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	120	5
Iowa	110	1
North Dakota	68	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Management Science

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods has other similar majors worth exploring.

Management Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Management Science	6
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	1

Majors Similar to Management Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	533
Human Resource Management	22
Finance & Financial Management	12
Accounting	9
Management Information Systems	7
Other Business, Management & Marketing	7
General Business/Commerce	5
Hospitality Management	3
Marketing	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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