Is a Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods degree worth it?
Across 97 schools, graduates of Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods earn a median $77,408 five years out on $23,250 of debt — most often working as General and Operations Managers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$77,408
Median debt
$23,250
Years to pay off
2.9
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
49%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+6.8%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
12.4%
$76,918 vs $67,378
Net price
$20,111/yr
Debt-test failures
1.2%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$17,003
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.