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Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$106,190 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Operations Research Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Operations Research Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Operations Research

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Operations Research Colleges by State

Explore the best operations research schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 107
Illinois 52

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 3 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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