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

Best Management Analyst programs in Texas, 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.

148 schools in Texas run programs that feed this job, graduating 35,217 people a year. The job pays a median of $101,400 in Texas across about 50,990 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledBusiness AnalystManagement AnalystBusiness ConsultantManagement ConsultantForms AnalystDealer AnalystSurvey AnalystProgram Analyst
Graduates / yr
35,217
in Texas
Median pay · Texas
$101,400
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
50,990
people employed
Schools
148
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
43%
across those schools
Median net price
$22,483
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Texas that lead to this job

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

14 programs in Texas that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Texas (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 Texas 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 Texas
22,683
64.4%
134$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 52.0101In Texas
6,784
19.3%
56$44,700$24,000
3
CIP 30.7102In Texas
2,788
7.9%
20
4
CIP 52.1301In Texas
1,272
3.6%
15$62,069$23,500
5
CIP 30.7104In Texas
567
1.6%
7
6
CIP 52.0213In Texas
505
1.4%
22$43,506$25,000
7
CIP 30.7101In Texas
251
0.7%
8
8
CIP 52.0601In Texas
205
0.6%
19$53,269$21,962
9
CIP 42.2804In Texas
97
0.3%
9$33,805$27,000
10
CIP 27.0601In Texas
28
0.1%
3
11
CIP 13.0603In Texas
26
0.1%
2$33,086$26,000
12
CIP 13.0601In Texas
6
0.0%
1$33,086$26,000
13
CIP 30.7199In Texas
3
0.0%
1
14
CIP 13.0604In Texas
2
0.0%
1$33,086$26,000

Top 25 schools in Texas

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 90 of the 148 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX Public · 5 feeder programs
2,264Business Analytics76%65%
2Lee College
Baytown, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
1,851Business Administration and Management, General53%
3Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
1,544Business/Commerce, General$32,37621%
4The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX Public · 5 feeder programs
1,168Business Administration and Management, General$66,28989%27%
5Dallas College
Dallas, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
1,047Business Administration and Management, General$46,87432%
6The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX Public · 5 feeder programs
1,038Business Administration and Management, General$45,53454%80%
7Houston City College
Houston, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
1,027Business Administration and Management, General$34,73217%
8University of North Texas
Denton, TX Public · 5 feeder programs
969Business Analytics61%72%
9Lamar University
Beaumont, TX Public · 4 feeder programs
935Business Administration and Management, General$38,97037%86%
10University of Houston - Downtown
Houston, TX Public · 4 feeder programs
906Business Administration and Management, General$53,76433%90%
11Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX Public · 3 feeder programs
881Business Administration and Management, General$44,26240%89%
12San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
873Business/Commerce, General$33,57230%
13University of Houston
Houston, TX Public · 6 feeder programs
847Business Administration and Management, General$49,19265%74%
14Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX Public · 7 feeder programs
833Business Administration and Management, General$53,52869%73%
15The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX Public · 6 feeder programs
757Business Administration and Management, General$44,76253%87%
16East Texas A&M University
Commerce, TX Public · 5 feeder programs
646Business Administration and Management, General$47,65443%92%
17South Texas College
McAllen, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
645Business/Commerce, General$24,73827%
18Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
577Management Science84%$33,24663%
19Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX Public · 5 feeder programs
560Business Administration and Management, General$59,30684%57%
20Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX Public · 3 feeder programs
525Business Administration and Management, General$49,35348%90%
21Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
516Business Administration and Management, General$44,08449%96%
22Austin Community College District
Austin, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
494Business/Commerce, General$43,26720%
23The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX Public · 3 feeder programs
481Business Administration and Management, General$33,57951%94%
24West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TX Public · 3 feeder programs
465Business/Commerce, General$43,16755%99%
25Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX Public · 3 feeder programs
455Business/Commerce, General$44,70055%90%

All 148 schools in Texas

Every school in Texas 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 Texas that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
The University of Texas at DallasRichardsonPublic2,2645
Lee CollegeBaytownPublic1,8511
Lone Star College SystemThe WoodlandsPublic1,5442
The University of Texas at AustinAustinPublic1,1685
Dallas CollegeDallasPublic1,0472
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonPublic1,0385
Houston City CollegeHoustonPublic1,0271
University of North TexasDentonPublic9695
Lamar UniversityBeaumontPublic9354
University of Houston - DowntownHoustonPublic9064
Texas A & M University - Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiPublic8813
San Jacinto Community CollegePasadenaPublic8732
University of HoustonHoustonPublic8476
Texas Tech UniversityLubbockPublic8337
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioPublic7576

What management analysts earn in Texas

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

Median annual in Texas
$101,400
Mean annual
$110,350
Jobs in state
50,990
What the range looks like
10th pct$62,730Median$101,40090th pct$168,420
Versus the national median
-0.5%

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

Job concentration
0.63×

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

Metro areas in Texas

Odessa, TX
$122,080median
120 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$113,070median
240 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$106,600median
6,540 jobs
Midland, TX
$104,260median
140 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$101,120median
9,050 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$102,860median
18,010 jobs
Tyler, TX
$99,880median
100 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$95,570median
60 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 Texas

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 Texas.

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 22,683 degrees in Texas in 2024-25, 64.4% 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 14 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce, Data Analytics, Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, plus 4 more. Together they graduate about 35,217 people a year in Texas.

How much do management analysts earn in Texas?+

The median is $101,400 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 0.5% 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 Texas?+

148 institutions in Texas reported graduates from at least one of the 14 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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