by our College Data Analytics TeamThere was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2025 Best Operations Research Schools in Illinois ranking.
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The operations research 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 the Best Operations Research Schools in Illinois. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the operations research degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student who is interested in operations research needs to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in operations research from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Explore all the Best Operations Research Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Operations Research has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Operations Research | 33 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 1,248 |
| Electrical Engineering | 815 |
| Civil Engineering | 707 |
| Computer Engineering | 639 |
| Chemical Engineering | 449 |
| General Engineering | 435 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 409 |
| Industrial Engineering | 365 |
| Materials Engineering | 214 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 196 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.