2023 Best Value Operations Research Schools in California
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Operations Research School for You
In 2020-2021, 368 degrees and certificates were awarded to operations research students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #147 most popular major in the state.
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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Operations Research Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for operations research students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Operations Research
Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for operations research students who want to pursue a degree in California. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Berkeley are $14,226 a year.
UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Operations Research Schools in California list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for operations research students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USC are $61,503 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, USC also did well on our Best Operations Research Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 0 |
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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 2 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).
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