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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 #132 most popular major in the country with 1,191 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Operations Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Operations Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Operations Research Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Operations Research

Our 2023 rankings named Case Western Reserve University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for operations research students. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Operations Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best operations research schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Operations Research Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Illinois 52
Ohio 107

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One of 39 majors within the area of study, operations research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

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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