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2023 Best Value Operations Research Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$56,566 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Operations Research School for You

In 2020-2021, 18 degrees and certificates were awarded to operations research students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #173 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Texas 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Operations Research Schools in Texas

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

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Operations Research

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX
$52,895 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Rice University to be the best value school for operations research students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rice are $52,895 a year.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our Best Operations Research Schools in Texas rankings.

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$60,236 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great value for operations research students. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

SMU undergraduate students pay an average of $60,236 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SMU also made our Best Operations Research Schools in Texas list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Operations Research Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded

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 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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