2023 Best Value Operations Research Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Operations Research Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for operations research students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Operations Research Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for operations research majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Operations Research Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Dayton the best value school in the United States for operations research students. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UDayton are $44,890 per year.
UDayton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Operations Research Schools list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Operations Research Schools list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SLU are $48,824 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SLU also is in the top 20% of our Best Operations Research Schools ranking.
Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Tech are $33,964 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Georgia Tech is in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Operations Research Schools list.
Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
UC Berkeley undergraduate students pay an average of $43,980 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 5% of our Best Operations Research Schools ranking.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great value for operations research students. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, K -State also did well on our Best Operations Research Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #6, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for operations research students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, NC State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Operations Research Schools list.
Full Operations Research at North Carolina State University Report
With a ranking of #7, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for operations research students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MIT are $55,878 per year.
MIT did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Operations Research Schools list.
Read full report on Operations Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value operations research programs. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year.
Texas A&M College Station excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Operations Research Schools list.
Read full report on Operations Research at Texas A&M University - College Station
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Operations Research Schools list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $37,632 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIUC also did well on our Best Operations Research Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Operations Research at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
With a ranking of #10, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for operations research students. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best Operations Research Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Operations Research at Northeastern University
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Operations Research Related Majors for Operations Research
Operations Research is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 23 schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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