Oklahoma·Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-1111

Best Management Analyst programs in Oklahoma, ranked by enrollment

Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and.

40 schools in Oklahoma run programs that feed this job, graduating 4,500 people a year. The job pays a median of $99,420 in Oklahoma across about 5,760 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledBusiness AnalystManagement AnalystBusiness ConsultantManagement ConsultantForms AnalystDealer AnalystSurvey AnalystProgram Analyst
Graduates / yr
4,500
in Oklahoma
Median pay · Oklahoma
$99,420
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
5,760
people employed
Schools
40
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
39%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,214
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

11 programs in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Oklahoma (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Oklahoma page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0201In Oklahoma
3,476
77.2%
32$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 52.0101In Oklahoma
374
8.3%
12$44,700$24,000
3
CIP 52.0213In Oklahoma
288
6.4%
12$43,506$25,000
4
CIP 52.1301In Oklahoma
174
3.9%
8$62,069$23,500
5
CIP 13.0604In Oklahoma
62
1.4%
2$33,086$26,000
6
CIP 52.0601In Oklahoma
51
1.1%
3$53,269$21,962
7
CIP 30.7101In Oklahoma
41
0.9%
2
8
CIP 30.7104In Oklahoma
18
0.4%
2
9
CIP 42.2804In Oklahoma
8
0.2%
1$33,805$27,000
10
CIP 30.7102In Oklahoma
4
0.1%
1
11
CIP 27.0601In Oklahoma
4
0.1%
1

Top 25 schools in Oklahoma

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 24 of the 40 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK Public · 5 feeder programs
670Business Administration and Management, General$45,20068%75%
2University of Oklahoma - Norman Campus
Norman, OK Public · 4 feeder programs
403Business Administration and Management, General$61,37375%77%
3Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
388Business Administration and Management, General$33,08428%
4Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK Public · 3 feeder programs
386Business Administration and Management, General$34,94732%76%
5Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK Public · 4 feeder programs
260Business Administration and Management, General$43,76240%
6Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK Public · 3 feeder programs
238Business Administration and Management, General$43,69035%100%
7University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK Public · 2 feeder programs
189Business Administration and Management, General$46,41037%78%
8Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
182Business/Commerce, General$36,50327%
9Rogers State University
Claremore, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
166Business Administration and Management, General$41,55129%
10Mid - America Christian University
Oklahoma City, OK Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
128Business Administration and Management, General$53,16444%$17,08892%
11Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
128Business Administration and Management, General$37,74857%$23,54399%
12Cameron University
Lawton, OK Public · 2 feeder programs
127Business Administration and Management, General$35,55431%
13Rose State College
Midwest City, OK Public · 3 feeder programs
118Business Administration and Management, General20%
14Southern Nazarene University
Bethany, OK Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
118Business Administration and Management, General$55,10751%$19,619
15Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
102Business Administration and Management, General65%$22,58977%
16Oklahoma Christian University
Edmond, OK Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
70Management Science56%$21,96497%
17Connors State College
Warner, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
64Business Administration and Management, General36%
18University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
60Management Science72%$23,47062%
19Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, OK Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
58Business Administration and Management, General35%$26,67166%
20Carl Albert State College
Poteau, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
55Management Science43%
21Murray State College
Tishomingo, OK Public · 2 feeder programs
51Business Administration and Management, General$36,73427%
22Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Miami, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
50Business Administration and Management, General$27,11626%
23East Central University
Ada, OK Public · 2 feeder programs
49Business Administration and Management, General$38,40134%58%
24Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Alva, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
48Business Administration and Management, General$44,00030%65%
25Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Goodwell, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
47Business Administration and Management, General$44,39721%

All 40 schools in Oklahoma

Every school in Oklahoma with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Oklahoma that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Oklahoma State University - Main CampusStillwaterPublic6705
University of Oklahoma - Norman CampusNormanPublic4034
Tulsa Community CollegeTulsaPublic3881
Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurantPublic3863
Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherfordPublic2604
Northeastern State UniversityTahlequahPublic2383
University of Central OklahomaEdmondPublic1892
Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma CityPublic1821
Rogers State UniversityClaremorePublic1661
Mid - America Christian UniversityOklahoma CityPrivate not-for-profit1282
Oral Roberts UniversityTulsaPrivate not-for-profit1283
Cameron UniversityLawtonPublic1272
Rose State CollegeMidwest CityPublic1183
Southern Nazarene UniversityBethanyPrivate not-for-profit1182
Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma CityPrivate not-for-profit1024

What management analysts earn in Oklahoma

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Oklahoma
$99,420
Mean annual
$103,540
Jobs in state
5,760
What the range looks like
10th pct$49,260Median$99,42090th pct$153,860
Versus the national median
-2.4%

U.S. median $101,860. Oklahoma pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.58×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Oklahoma

Tulsa, OK
$98,210median
990 jobs
Oklahoma City, OK
$99,400median
3,350 jobs
Lawton, OK
$86,260median
140 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+8.8%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
98,100
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
94,500
1,075,100 → 1,169,700
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Management Analysts page.

How to become a Management Analyst

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingSpeakingMonitoring

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Oklahoma

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 17 majors mapped to Management Analysts17 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 13.0601Educational Evaluation and Research
  • 13.0603Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • 13.0604Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
  • 13.0608Institutional Research
  • 13.0699Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other
  • 27.0601Applied Statistics, General
  • 30.7101Data Analytics, General
  • 30.7102Business Analytics
  • 30.7103Data Visualization
  • 30.7104Financial Analytics
  • 30.7199Data Analytics, Other
  • 42.2804Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0213Organizational Leadership
  • 52.0601Business/Managerial Economics
  • 52.1301Management Science

Common questions

Answers for people weighing management analysts programs in Oklahoma.

What degree do you need to become a Management Analyst?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 3,476 degrees in Oklahoma in 2024-25, 77.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Management Analyst?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 11 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Data Analytics, plus 4 more. Together they graduate about 4,500 people a year in Oklahoma.

How much do management analysts earn in Oklahoma?+

The median is $99,420 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 2.4% below the U.S. median of $101,860. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for management analysts growing?+

BLS projects a +8.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 98,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Oklahoma?+

40 institutions in Oklahoma reported graduates from at least one of the 11 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do management analysts work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Business Analyst, Management Analyst, Business Consultant, Management Consultant among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-1111.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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