2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$70,519
Avg Salary
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Operations Research is the 203rd most popular major in the country with 1,718 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , operations research graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $84,787 and had an average of $17,166 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 547 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in operations research. That schools that top this list have a program in operations research in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major”.
Top 14 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Coast Guard Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major. Located in New London, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s operations research students in 2021-2022.
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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Naval Academy. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major. Annapolis, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s operations research degrees to 102 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Operations Research at Annapolis
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Air Force Academy landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in USAF Academy, Colorado, this small public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s operations research students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full USAFA Operations Research Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Military Academy. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major. West Point is a small school located in West Point, New York that handed out 28 bachelors’s operations research degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Operations Research at United States Military Academy
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major list. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s operations research students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Operations Research at Princeton
With a ranking of #6, Cornell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 80 bachelors’s operations research degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Operations Research at Cornell
Southern Methodist University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 45 bachelors’s operations research degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Operations Research at Southern Methodist University
University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s operations research students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Operations Research at University of California - Berkeley
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s operations research degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Columbia Operations Research Report
Rice University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s operations research degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on Operations Research at Rice University
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s operations research degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Carnegie Mellon Operations Research Report
Bob Jones University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major ranking. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s operations research degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Operations Research at Bob Jones University
With a ranking of #10, LIU Post did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major list. LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookville, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Operations Research at LIU Post
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Operations Research Major ranking. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 0 bachelors’s operations research degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about Operations Research at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
