Blacksburg, Virginia · Public
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 1,370 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~1,370
- Schools with reported signal
- 489
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 54.8%
- Graduation rate
- 86.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $24,953/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $99,812
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $81,698/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 489 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.0x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,475 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($18,439 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 43% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 7.3% reported share · $3,033 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.4% reported share · $4,195 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.8% reported share · $6,541 net A+ 
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH · 0.8% reported share · $5,650 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 11.6% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.4% reported share · $6,376 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 9.0% reported share · $12,116 net A+ Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN · 0.2% reported share · $5,130 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods accounts for 4.4% of reported programs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, which is bigger than 85% of schools in this field set and 2.0x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 1,370 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's average net price is $24,953 per year, about $99,812 over four years. That is $3,475 above the $21,478 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $81,698 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $18,439 above the $63,259 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University #210 of 489 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.