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2024 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in the Southeast Region

68 Colleges in the Southeast Region
7,905 Management Science Degrees Awarded
$64,467 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #23 in popularity, management sciences & quantitative methods is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 68 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7,905 degrees in management sciences & quantitative methods during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods School

Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in the Southeast Region The management science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for management sciences & quantitative methods schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Management Science
Bachelor's Degrees in Management Science
Master's Degrees in Management Science
Doctor's Degrees in Management Science

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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the management science degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Management Science

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
380 Management Science Degrees Awarded

Duke University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 380 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
516 Management Science Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 516 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN
42 Management Science Degrees Awarded

Vanderbilt University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 42 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
685 Management Science Degrees Awarded
55.9% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in management sciences & quantitative methods has to check out Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were about 685 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the management sciences & quantitative methods program at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus get $61,607 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA
86 Management Science Degrees Awarded

Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were approximately 86 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
697 Management Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were approximately 697 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
460 Management Science Degrees Awarded
3.9% Growth in Graduates

Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 460 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the management sciences & quantitative methods program at Virginia Tech make $3,143 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
239 Management Science Degrees Awarded

U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were approximately 239 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
161 Management Science Degrees Awarded
$74,171 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.

There were roughly 161 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year. Those management sciences & quantitative methods students who get their degree from Tulane University of Louisiana make $9,704 more than the typical management science grad.

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10
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
398 Management Science Degrees Awarded
$76,990 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 398 management sciences & quantitative methods students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Those management sciences & quantitative methods students who get their degree from University of South Carolina - Columbia receive $12,522 more than the typical management science grad.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
12 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
13 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
14 University of Georgia Athens, GA
15 Auburn University Auburn, AL
16 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
17 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC

Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges by State

Explore the best management sciences & quantitative methods colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 979
Florida 282 780
North Carolina 279 1,943
Virginia 274 1,581
Tennessee 269 281
South Carolina 248 216
Kentucky 244 227
Louisiana 242 291
Mississippi 234 42
Arkansas 234 236
Alabama 233 294
West Virginia 207 81

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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 4,205
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 2,864
Business Statistics 615
Actuarial Science 221

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 106,557
Accounting 24,444
Marketing 14,428
General Business/Commerce 13,506
Finance & Financial Management 13,324
Hospitality Management 6,049
Business Support & Assistant Services 5,453
Entrepreneurial Studies 4,127
Human Resource Management 3,740
Management Information Systems 3,355

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