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Best Value Operations Research Schools in Illinois

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2023 Best Value Operations Research Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$34,005 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Operations Research School for You

With 52 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, operations research is the #127 most popular major in Illinois.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Operations Research Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois 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.

2023 Best Value Operations Research Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for operations research majors pursuing a .

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Operations Research

$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for operations research students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #3 for overall quality for operations research in Illinois.

Read full report on Operations Research at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois Tech are $50,375 per year.

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Best Value Operations Research Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Operations Research Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 107

Operations Research is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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Electrical Engineering 11,021
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Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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