Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods: is this bachelor's degree worth it?
National picture across 134 reporting college programs.
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$127,682 over 10 years
National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
6.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
+48%Modeled 10-year ROI
$84,096Observed earnings · year 4
Observed national outcomes
$84,096Median reported earnings · year 4
$81,558Average reported earnings · year 5
$24,250Median federal debt
80thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
134Reporting programs
126With year-4 earnings
The same field can produce a different equation.
Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.
OPEN PROFILE
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Year-4 earnings
- $87,201
- Federal debt
- $19,854
- Reporting programs
- 7
Associate's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $54,057
- Federal debt
- $21,380
- Reporting programs
- 1
Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $84,096
- Federal debt
- $24,250
- Reporting programs
- 134
Post-baccalaureate Certificate
- Year-4 earnings
- Not available
- Federal debt
- $19,323
- Reporting programs
- 1
Master's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $124,729
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 92
First Professional Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $182,186
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate
- Year-4 earnings
- $129,072
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 7
Where the middle half of programs lands
Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.
Median
25th percentile$73,308National median$84,09675th percentile$96,930
126 programs report year‑4 earnings.See the spread, not just the national number.
1New York University$158,5592University of Pennsylvania$153,2793Wake Forest University$146,6084University of Virginia-Main Campus$139,0955Rutgers University-New Brunswick$126,9066Boston College$126,4757University of Notre Dame$124,5578George Washington University$120,7309Texas Christian University$114,82210University of Maryland-College Park$111,649Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Related occupations
Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.
Business Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1011 · 3 crosswalk linksData ScientistsSOC 15-2051 · 2 crosswalk linksActuariesSOC 15-2011 · 1 crosswalk linksChief ExecutivesSOC 11-1011 · 1 crosswalk linksFinancial Risk SpecialistsSOC 13-2054 · 1 crosswalk linksGeneral and Operations ManagersSOC 11-1021 · 1 crosswalk linksInsurance UnderwritersSOC 13-2053 · 1 crosswalk linksManagement AnalystsSOC 13-1111 · 1 crosswalk linksMathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1022 · 1 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk linksOperations Research AnalystsSOC 15-2031 · 1 crosswalk linksStatisticiansSOC 15-2041 · 1 crosswalk links
Same degree, different outcomes
Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.
| # | College | Location | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 10-year ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York UniversityBachelor's Degree | New York, NY | $158,559 | $17,250 | +246% | Strong payoff |
| 2 | University of PennsylvaniaBachelor's Degree | Philadelphia, PA | $153,279 | $15,750 | +267% | Strong payoff |
| 3 | Wake Forest UniversityBachelor's Degree | Winston-Salem, NC | $146,608 | Not available | +245% | Strong payoff |
| 4 | University of Virginia-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Charlottesville, VA | $139,095 | $18,347 | +253% | Strong payoff |
| 5 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickBachelor's Degree | New Brunswick, NJ | $126,906 | $21,500 | +195% | Strong payoff |
| 6 | Boston CollegeBachelor's Degree | Chestnut Hill, MA | $126,475 | $18,582 | +135% | Strong payoff |
| 7 | University of Notre DameBachelor's Degree | Notre Dame, IN | $124,557 | $19,000 | +177% | Strong payoff |
| 8 | George Washington UniversityBachelor's Degree | Washington, DC | $120,730 | $21,000 | +132% | Strong payoff |
| 9 | Texas Christian UniversityBachelor's Degree | Fort Worth, TX | $114,822 | Not available | +114% | Strong payoff |
| 10 | University of Maryland-College ParkBachelor's Degree | College Park, MD | $111,649 | $15,000 | +175% | Strong payoff |
| 11 | Ohio State University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Columbus, OH | $111,500 | $20,500 | +167% | Strong payoff |
| 12 | Bentley UniversityBachelor's Degree | Waltham, MA | $111,433 | $25,000 | +100% | Strong payoff |
| 13 | Villanova UniversityBachelor's Degree | Villanova, PA | $109,642 | $27,000 | +82% | Positive payoff |
| 14 | St. John's University-New YorkBachelor's Degree | Queens, NY | $109,396 | $19,500 | +115% | Strong payoff |
| 15 | University of FloridaBachelor's Degree | Gainesville, FL | $109,220 | $18,625 | +211% | Strong payoff |
| 16 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Blacksburg, VA | $108,726 | $21,700 | +128% | Strong payoff |
| 17 | University of St ThomasBachelor's Degree | Saint Paul, MN | $108,187 | $18,500 | +113% | Strong payoff |
| 18 | University of KansasBachelor's Degree | Lawrence, KS | $107,635 | $25,000 | +148% | Strong payoff |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor's Degree | Madison, WI | $106,521 | $22,250 | +147% | Strong payoff |
| 20 | Lebanon Valley CollegeBachelor's Degree | Annville, PA | $105,444 | $27,000 | +110% | Strong payoff |
| 21 | North Central CollegeBachelor's Degree | Naperville, IL | $105,350 | $26,851 | +128% | Strong payoff |
| 22 | Drexel UniversityBachelor's Degree | Philadelphia, PA | $104,599 | $28,750 | +78% | Positive payoff |
| 23 | Temple UniversityBachelor's Degree | Philadelphia, PA | $104,311 | $26,000 | +103% | Strong payoff |
| 24 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBachelor's Degree | Champaign, IL | $104,172 | $21,000 | +149% | Strong payoff |
| 25 | University of DenverBachelor's Degree | Denver, CO | $104,087 | $21,500 | +82% | Positive payoff |
| 26 | University of RochesterBachelor's Degree | Rochester, NY | $102,625 | $22,250 | +94% | Positive payoff |
| 27 | Miami University-OxfordBachelor's Degree | Oxford, OH | $102,249 | $27,000 | +95% | Positive payoff |
| 28 | University of DelawareBachelor's Degree | Newark, DE | $101,502 | $25,572 | +125% | Strong payoff |
| 29 | University of South Carolina-ColumbiaBachelor's Degree | Columbia, SC | $98,020 | $22,922 | +95% | Positive payoff |
| 30 | Michigan State UniversityBachelor's Degree | East Lansing, MI | $97,236 | $23,250 | +102% | Strong payoff |
| 31 | Drake UniversityBachelor's Degree | Des Moines, IA | $97,132 | $23,979 | +76% | Positive payoff |
| 32 | George Mason UniversityBachelor's Degree | Fairfax, VA | $97,049 | $18,500 | +107% | Strong payoff |
| 33 | Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaBachelor's Degree | Philadelphia, PA | $96,930 | $26,237 | +74% | Positive payoff |
| 34 | Arizona State University Campus ImmersionBachelor's Degree | Tempe, AZ | $96,430 | $17,877 | +114% | Strong payoff |
| 35 | Arizona State University Digital ImmersionBachelor's Degree | Scottsdale, AZ | $96,430 | $17,877 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | Not available |
| 36 | University of Nebraska-LincolnBachelor's Degree | Lincoln, NE | $96,087 | $24,250 | +104% | Strong payoff |
| 37 | University of California, Santa BarbaraBachelor's Degree | Santa Barbara, CA | $96,078 | $11,128 | +109% | Strong payoff |
| 38 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusBachelor's Degree | Seattle, WA | $95,193 | Not available | +112% | Strong payoff |
| 39 | University of Washington-Bothell CampusBachelor's Degree | Bothell, WA | $95,193 | Not available | +119% | Strong payoff |
| 40 | Southern New Hampshire UniversityBachelor's Degree | Manchester, NH | $94,942 | $32,034 | +53% | Positive payoff |
| 41 | Florida State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Tallahassee, FL | $94,887 | $18,750 | +122% | Strong payoff |
| 42 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeBachelor's Degree | New York, NY | $94,582 | $9,000 | +158% | Strong payoff |
| 43 | Purdue University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | West Lafayette, IN | $93,976 | $18,284 | +105% | Strong payoff |
| 44 | Indiana State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Terre Haute, IN | $92,741 | Not available | +114% | Strong payoff |
| 45 | The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleBachelor's Degree | Knoxville, TN | $92,042 | $25,000 | +84% | Positive payoff |
| 46 | University of IowaBachelor's Degree | Iowa City, IA | $91,720 | $21,500 | +73% | Positive payoff |
| 47 | University of ConnecticutBachelor's Degree | Storrs, CT | $91,446 | $23,250 | +66% | Positive payoff |
| 48 | University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusBachelor's Degree | Waterbury, CT | $91,446 | $23,250 | +108% | Strong payoff |
| 49 | University of Connecticut-Avery PointBachelor's Degree | Groton, CT | $91,446 | $23,250 | +97% | Positive payoff |
| 50 | University of Connecticut-StamfordBachelor's Degree | Stamford, CT | $91,446 | $23,250 | +88% | Positive payoff |
| 51 | University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusBachelor's Degree | Hartford, CT | $91,446 | $23,250 | +89% | Positive payoff |
| 52 | University of Missouri-St LouisBachelor's Degree | Saint Louis, MO | $89,660 | $22,000 | +86% | Positive payoff |
| 53 | Georgia State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Atlanta, GA | $89,587 | $26,000 | +83% | Positive payoff |
| 54 | University of California, San DiegoBachelor's Degree | La Jolla, CA | $89,451 | $17,500 | +93% | Positive payoff |
| 55 | University of ArkansasBachelor's Degree | Fayetteville, AR | $88,067 | $22,655 | +70% | Positive payoff |
| 56 | Siena UniversityBachelor's Degree | Loudonville, NY | $87,394 | $26,806 | +35% | Positive payoff |
| 57 | Oakland UniversityBachelor's Degree | Rochester Hills, MI | $87,119 | Not available | +95% | Positive payoff |
| 58 | Valparaiso UniversityBachelor's Degree | Valparaiso, IN | $86,317 | Not available | +62% | Positive payoff |
| 59 | University of California, DavisBachelor's Degree | Davis, CA | $86,155 | $12,144 | +72% | Positive payoff |
| 60 | Benedictine UniversityBachelor's Degree | Lisle, IL | $85,904 | $25,000 | +52% | Positive payoff |
| 61 | The University of Texas at DallasBachelor's Degree | Richardson, TX | $85,717 | $18,383 | +61% | Positive payoff |
| 62 | Creighton UniversityBachelor's Degree | Omaha, NE | $85,268 | $24,951 | +31% | Positive payoff |
| 63 | University of PortlandBachelor's Degree | Portland, OR | $84,313 | $23,500 | +34% | Positive payoff |
| 64 | California State University, FullertonBachelor's Degree | Fullerton, CA | $83,878 | $12,375 | +89% | Positive payoff |
| 65 | Maryville University of Saint LouisBachelor's Degree | Saint Louis, MO | $83,328 | $23,250 | +43% | Positive payoff |
| 66 | California Lutheran UniversityBachelor's Degree | Thousand Oaks, CA | $83,310 | $24,728 | +28% | Positive payoff |
| 67 | Appalachian State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Boone, NC | $83,033 | $24,250 | +54% | Positive payoff |
| 68 | Rider UniversityBachelor's Degree | Lawrenceville, NJ | $82,193 | $23,125 | +33% | Positive payoff |
| 69 | Grand Canyon UniversityBachelor's Degree | Phoenix, AZ | $81,661 | $26,325 | +36% | Positive payoff |
| 70 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBachelor's Degree | Baton Rouge, LA | $80,498 | $21,500 | +38% | Positive payoff |
| 71 | The University of AlabamaBachelor's Degree | Tuscaloosa, AL | $79,811 | $25,000 | +29% | Positive payoff |
| 72 | The University of Texas at San AntonioBachelor's Degree | San Antonio, TX | $78,996 | $23,500 | +52% | Positive payoff |
| 73 | Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaBachelor's Degree | Winona, MN | $78,856 | $24,125 | +49% | Positive payoff |
| 74 | University of North TexasBachelor's Degree | Denton, TX | $78,629 | $18,000 | +39% | Positive payoff |
| 75 | Ball State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Muncie, IN | $77,774 | $16,654 | +37% | Positive payoff |
| 76 | Central Michigan UniversityBachelor's Degree | Mount Pleasant, MI | $77,768 | $24,250 | +31% | Positive payoff |
| 77 | La Salle UniversityBachelor's Degree | Philadelphia, PA | $76,518 | $21,000 | +22% | Positive payoff |
| 78 | DePaul UniversityBachelor's Degree | Chicago, IL | $76,420 | $24,500 | +3% | Positive payoff |
| 79 | University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeBachelor's Degree | Milwaukee, WI | $75,055 | Not available | +25% | Positive payoff |
| 80 | Mid-America Christian UniversityBachelor's Degree | Oklahoma City, OK | $75,041 | $38,496 | +22% | Positive payoff |
| 81 | Western Kentucky UniversityBachelor's Degree | Bowling Green, KY | $74,452 | $21,500 | +32% | Positive payoff |
| 82 | Saint Ambrose UniversityBachelor's Degree | Davenport, IA | $74,438 | $26,935 | +6% | Positive payoff |
| 83 | National Louis UniversityBachelor's Degree | Chicago, IL | $74,144 | $26,094 | +26% | Positive payoff |
| 84 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeBachelor's Degree | Erie, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +2% | Positive payoff |
| 85 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonBachelor's Degree | New Kensington, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +12% | Positive payoff |
| 86 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoBachelor's Degree | Sharon, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +12% | Positive payoff |
| 87 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonBachelor's Degree | Dunmore, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +12% | Positive payoff |
| 88 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyBachelor's Degree | Center Valley, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +12% | Positive payoff |
| 89 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverBachelor's Degree | Monaca, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +13% | Positive payoff |
| 90 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgBachelor's Degree | Middletown, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +4% | Positive payoff |
| 91 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineBachelor's Degree | Media, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +5% | Positive payoff |
| 92 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyBachelor's Degree | Lemont Furnace, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +19% | Positive payoff |
| 93 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonBachelor's Degree | Hazleton, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +13% | Positive payoff |
| 94 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | University Park, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | -9% | Negative payoff |
| 95 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyBachelor's Degree | McKeesport, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +17% | Positive payoff |
| 96 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoBachelor's Degree | Mont Alto, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +10% | Positive payoff |
| 97 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonBachelor's Degree | Abington, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +12% | Positive payoff |
| 98 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillBachelor's Degree | Schuylkill Haven, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +9% | Positive payoff |
| 99 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkBachelor's Degree | York, PA | $73,308 | $26,000 | +10% | Positive payoff |
| 100 | Carroll UniversityBachelor's Degree | Waukesha, WI | $72,961 | Not available | +16% | Positive payoff |
This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.