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ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5213

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods: is this associate's degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$13,592 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting associate's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 2-year duration.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

11.5 yrsModeled economic break-even

−13%Modeled 10-year ROI

$54,057Observed earnings · year 4

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$54,057Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

$21,380Median federal debt

63thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $87,201
Federal debt: $19,854
Reporting programs: 7

6 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $54,057
Federal debt: $21,380
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $84,096
Federal debt: $24,250
Reporting programs: 134

126 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: Not available
Federal debt: $19,323
Reporting programs: 1

0 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $124,729
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 92

92 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $182,186
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $129,072
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 7

7 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$54,057National median$54,05775th percentile$54,057

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City$54,057

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Business Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1011 · 3 crosswalk linksData ScientistsSOC 15-2051 · 2 crosswalk linksActuariesSOC 15-2011 · 1 crosswalk linksChief ExecutivesSOC 11-1011 · 1 crosswalk linksFinancial Risk SpecialistsSOC 13-2054 · 1 crosswalk linksGeneral and Operations ManagersSOC 11-1021 · 1 crosswalk linksInsurance UnderwritersSOC 13-2053 · 1 crosswalk linksManagement AnalystsSOC 13-1111 · 1 crosswalk linksMathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1022 · 1 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk linksOperations Research AnalystsSOC 15-2031 · 1 crosswalk linksStatisticiansSOC 15-2041 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR MANAGEMENT SCIENCES AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	10-year ROI	Verdict
1	Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma CityAssociate's Degree	Oklahoma City, OK	$54,057	$21,380	-13%	Negative payoff

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.