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

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.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of management sciences & quantitative methods. Combined, these schools handed out 2,652 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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

824 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you want to pursue a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

337 Annual Graduates

North Carolina State University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from North Carolina State University

3

Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

276 Annual Graduates

$82,055 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods has to take a look at Wake Forest University. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Winston-Salem.

After graduating, management science master's recipients generally make about $82,055 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from Wake Forest University

4

Elon University
Elon, NC

16 Annual Graduates

Elon University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Located in the midsize suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from Elon University

5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

86 Annual Graduates

$103,520 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a very large student population.

Those management sciences & quantitative methods students who get their master's degree from University of North Carolina at Charlotte earn $12,190 more than the average management science student.

More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

114 Annual Graduates

$75,056 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the management science program state that they receive average early career wages of $75,056.

More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	361
Georgia	190	934
Virginia	182	329
Tennessee	166	79
Alabama	151	113
Kentucky	147	191
Louisiana	147	195
South Carolina	146	5
Mississippi	145	36
Arkansas	121	78
West Virginia	112	51

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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
Management Science	1,379
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	1,273

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	3,036
Accounting	504
International Business	82
Human Resource Management	76
Real Estate	24
Entrepreneurial Studies	14
Marketing	10
Hospitality Management	7
Finance & Financial Management	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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