A degree in operations management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #161 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Operations Management Schools in Ohio ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 601 degrees in operations management to qualified students.
The maintenance management program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Operations Management rankings. We derive our Best Overall Operations Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Operations Management Schools in Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the maintenance management degree levels they offer.
Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in operations management. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 121 operations management students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
Ohio University - Athens Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in operations management. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 86 operations management students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.
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Miami University - Oxford is a great choice for students interested in a degree in operations management. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #134 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 73 operations management students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in operations management. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 163 operations management students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 29 operations management students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 36 operations management students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.
There were roughly 47 operations management students who graduated with this degree at Franklin University in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).