Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods at Manhattan University

Manhattan University's Management Sciences program costs $26,000 in debt to launch a career that starts at $51,000—roughly $10,000 below what typical graduates in this field earn nationally. While that half-year debt-to-earnings ratio looks manageable on paper, the bigger concern is that even four years out, graduates earn $68,000, which still trails the national first-year median. Among New York's 17 programs in this field, Manhattan ranks at the 40th percentile, meaning you're paying private school debt loads for below-average outcomes in your own state market.

The earnings trajectory tells an incomplete story. Yes, income grows 34% over four years, but you're climbing from a weak starting point. Compare this to Baruch, where graduates immediately earn $62,000—more than Manhattan grads make after four years—or even consider that NYU and St. John's graduates start above $80,000. The debt here is actually modest relative to national averages, but when paired with bottom-quartile earnings nationally, you're still looking at years of constrained financial flexibility.

For families considering Manhattan, understand that you're betting on intangibles—campus experience, smaller classes, network—because the pure return on investment lags both state and national peers. If your child has in-state CUNY options or could compete for admission at higher-performing programs, those warrant serious consideration before committing here.