by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7,153 people earned their degree in operations management, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 106 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in operations management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality operations management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the operations management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The maintenance management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s maintenance management degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida State College at Jacksonville is $3,129 for maintenance management students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Albany Technical College is a small school located in Albany, Georgia that handed out 5 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Albany Technical College is $663 for Maintenance Management students with aid.
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Out of the 106 schools in the Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #3 spot on the list. Valencia College is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 1,887 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $5,354 for maintenance management students with aid per year to attend Valencia College.
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Out of the 106 schools in the Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 243 diplomas to qualified ’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Operations Management Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UOPX - Arizona is $13,038 for maintenance management students with aid.
Read full report on Operations Management at University of Phoenix - Arizona
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified ’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our maintenance management students with aid list, UIUC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Operations Management Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,321 for maintenance management students with aid per year to attend UIUC.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Hillsborough Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 3 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Hillsborough Community College is $2,949 for Maintenance Management students with aid.
St Petersburg College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. SPC is a public institution located in Clearwater, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $2,668 for maintenance management students with aid per year to attend St Petersburg College.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 92 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Madison also took the #6 spot in our “Best Operations Management Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $17,234 for maintenance management students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Operations Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison
With a ranking of #9, Eastern Florida State College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Cocoa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s maintenance management degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend EFSC is $4,743 for Maintenance Management students with aid.
Palm Beach State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Lake Worth, Florida, and it awarded 1 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Palm Beach State College is $9,481 for maintenance management students with aid.
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With a ranking of #11, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. FTCC is a medium-sized school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 3 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend FTCC is $4,337 for maintenance management students with aid.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large school located in Whitewater, Wisconsin that handed out 37 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our maintenance management students with aid list, UW - Whitewater has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Operations Management Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is $14,417 for maintenance management students with aid.
Read full report on Operations Management at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified ’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Operations Management Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $13,721 for maintenance management students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 85 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #8 spot in our “Best Operations Management Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $17,878 for maintenance management students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Pitt Community College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Winterville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified ’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $4,192 for maintenance management students with aid per year to attend Pitt Community College.
Read full report on Operations Management at Pitt Community College
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s maintenance management degrees to 85 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $10,962 for maintenance management students with aid per year to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.
Full Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Operations Management Report
University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Crookston, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified ’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for UMN Crookston is $11,593 for Maintenance Management students with aid.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 128 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Operations Management Schools” list. It costs about $16,845 for maintenance management students with aid per year to attend Ohio State.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Operations Management at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Broward College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Broward College is a public institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Broward College is $12,351 for Maintenance Management students with aid.
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Oakland University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Oakland is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 17 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Oakland University is $13,449 for maintenance management students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at El Paso is $9,000 for maintenance management students with aid.
University of Delaware came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 ’s maintenance management degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our maintenance management students with aid list, UD has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Operations Management Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $18,967 for Maintenance Management students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. UW - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 ’s maintenance management degrees to qualified students.
UW - Stout not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Operations Management Schools” list. It costs about $15,589 for Maintenance Management students with aid per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Durant, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,109 for maintenance management students with aid.
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With a ranking of #25, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s maintenance management degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is $12,416 for Maintenance Management students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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