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

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 8 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for management sciences & quantitative methods students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 698 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

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 Michigan 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 Michigan

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

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Management Science

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

327 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

201 Annual Graduates

$96,585 Median Starting Salary

Michigan State 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 small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods master's degree recipients from Michigan State University earn a boost of approximately $4,762 above the average income of management sciences & quantitative methods majors.

More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from Michigan State University

3

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

35 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods needs to look into Wayne State University. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from Wayne State University

4

Northwood University
Midland, MI

20 Annual Graduates

Northwood University is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in management sciences & quantitative methods. Northwood is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Midland.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from Northwood University

5

University of Michigan - Dearborn
Dearborn, MI

43 Annual Graduates

UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Dearborn.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from University of Michigan - Dearborn

6

Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

12 Annual Graduates

Oakland is a large public university located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from Oakland University

7

Walsh College
Troy, MI

30 Annual Graduates

$87,062 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the management science program earn around $87,062 for their early career.

More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from Walsh College

8

Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI

19 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in management sciences & quantitative methods from Saginaw Valley State University

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	3,782
Ohio	207	343
Indiana	191	475
Wisconsin	173	119

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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	322
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	259
Business Statistics	117

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	3,080
Accounting	309
Human Resource Management	194
General Business/Commerce	157
Other Business, Management & Marketing	100
Marketing	86
Finance & Financial Management	75
Insurance	20
Management Information Systems	19
Taxation	16

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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