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Bachelor's+21% vs national median3,799 grads tracked

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Ranked 5th of 55 bachelor's programs in Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$74,724
middle 50%: $58,994 – $88,064
Median · 5 years out
$106,502
middle 50%: $82,917 – $130,849
Median · 10 years out
$135,427
middle 50%: $101,020 – $177,473

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University's bachelor's program in Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods earn a median $74,724 one year after graduating, rising to $135,427 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 21% above the national median of $87,955 for this field, ranking 5th of 55 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

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≈ $4,350 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - Madison
$127,595 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$118,289 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$111,598 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$108,039 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$105,026 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$104,232 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$100,694 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$99,420 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$98,897 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$98,178 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$160,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$155,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$148,193 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$132,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$119,838 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,512 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$109,749 · 5 yrs out

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