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2023 Best Operations Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Operations Research School for You

Operations Research is the #201 most popular major in the country with 1,698 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Operations Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Operations Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for operations research majors pursuing a .

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Operations Research

Our analysis found Case Western Reserve University to be the best school for operations research students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 2 spot on the list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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The excellent programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best operations research schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Operations Research Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 107
Illinois 52

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Operations Research is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Operations Research

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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