2025 Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #4 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for management sciences & quantitative methods students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 434 master's degrees in management sciences & quantitative methods to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods School for Your Master's Degree

The management science master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality management science program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to management sciences & quantitative methods students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of management sciences & quantitative methods students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt management sciences & quantitative methods students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin.

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

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

Top Wisconsin Schools for a Master's in Management Science

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

164 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

192 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI

17 Annual Graduates

$98,358 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods needs to check out University of Wisconsin - Stout. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Menomonie.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the management science program earn about $98,358 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of Wisconsin - Stout

Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	3,782
Michigan	211	382
Ohio	207	343
Indiana	191	475

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Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Related Rankings by Major

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

Management Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	358
Management Science	76

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,110
General Business/Commerce	342
Accounting	126
Real Estate	51
Finance & Financial Management	47
Human Resource Management	34
Marketing	31
Construction Management	13
Business/Corporate Communications	7
Entrepreneurial Studies	6

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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