Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods at The University of Texas at Dallas

UT Dallas graduates in Management Sciences enter the workforce earning just below the national median, but the program's real advantage emerges when you compare it to Texas alternatives. At $61,303, first-year earnings surpass the state median by nearly $4,000, placing this program in the 60th percentile among the 11 Texas schools offering this degree. More importantly, graduates carry just $18,383 in debt—about 20% below the state median and nearly $5,000 less than the national benchmark. This translates to a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.30, meaning graduates owe roughly four months of salary.

The earnings trajectory shows solid progression, climbing 19% to nearly $73,000 by year four. While UT Dallas doesn't quite match the top program at East Texas A&M, it substantially outperforms larger competitors like UT San Antonio and offers a financial profile that reduces downside risk. The combination of moderate debt and above-state-median earnings creates breathing room early in a graduate's career.

For Texas families, this program represents a pragmatic choice: competitive in-state outcomes without the debt burden that often accompanies quantitative business degrees. The moderate sample size suggests these results reflect a real but not enormous cohort, lending credibility to the numbers without raising concerns about outliers skewing the data.