2023 Best Value Operations Research Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Operations Research School for You
With 55 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, operations research is the #220 most popular major in Texas.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Value Operations Research Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Texas 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Operations Research
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best value school in Texas for operations research students. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #4 for overall quality for operations research in Texas.
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Out of the 3 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rice are $52,895 a year.
Rice also made our Best Operations Research Schools in Texas list, coming in at #1.
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The excellent programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best operations research schools in Texas. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMU are $60,236 a year.
SMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Operations Research Schools in Texas list.
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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 Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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.