2024 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

If you pursue a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for management sciences & quantitative methods students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5 master'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 master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 - How many other management sciences & quantitative methods students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 master'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 colleges for management sciences & quantitative methods students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods in South Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for management sciences & quantitative methods students seeking a a master's degree.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Master's in Management Science

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

$92,294 Median Starting Salary

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduating, management science master's recipients generally make an average of $92,294 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

University of South Carolina - Upstate
Spartanburg, SC

5 Annual Graduates

University of South Carolina - Upstate is a wonderful decision for students interested in a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. USC Upstate is a small public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of South Carolina - Upstate

Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	361
Georgia	190	934
Virginia	182	329
North Carolina	178	1,784
Tennessee	166	79
Alabama	151	113
Kentucky	147	191
Louisiana	147	195
Mississippi	145	36
Arkansas	121	78
West Virginia	112	51

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Rankings in Majors Related to Management Science

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Management Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Statistics	5

Majors Similar to Management Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,106
Accounting	191
Human Resource Management	153
General Business/Commerce	123
International Business	84
Hospitality Management	16
Real Estate	14
Entrepreneurial Studies	4
Management Information Systems	4
Construction Management	3

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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