Management Science at Western Kentucky University

If you plan to study management science, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 19,456 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 28 management science majors received their bachelor's degree from WKU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Management Science section at the bottom of this page.

WKU Management Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Management Science (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Management Science

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WKU does offer online courses in management science for the following degree levels:

WKU Management Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the management science progam at WKU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The management science major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Management Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Management Science Basic Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular Management Science Schools	29
Most Focused Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67

Management Science Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the management science majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Management Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Management Science from WKU in 2018-2019, 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in management science at WKU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in management science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WKU also has a doctoral program available in management science. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Management Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in management science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Chief Executives	3,300	$152,670
Operations Research Analysts	1,100	$70,010
Business Professors	630	$85,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.