2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Operations Management in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2019-2020, 8,397 people earned their degree in operations management, making the major the 152nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,798 operations management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 operations management graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Maintenance Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in operations management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality operations management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the operations management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The maintenance management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Maintenance Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region”.

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Best Value Maintenance Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Maintenance Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Operations Management in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Kettering University

Flint, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$15,252 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kettering University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Maintenance Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Kettering University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 13 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2019-2020.

Kettering did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Operations Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kettering University are $15,252, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Operations Management at Kettering University

#2

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$17,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Maintenance Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s maintenance management students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also took the #1 spot in our “Best Operations Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Operations Management at OHIO Athens

#3

Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana

#4 in overall quality

$14,618 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Maintenance Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s maintenance management degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PFW, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Operations Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University Fort Wayne are $14,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Operations Management at Purdue University Fort Wayne

#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$27,067 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Maintenance Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s maintenance management students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo also made our “Best Operations Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067.

Read full report on Operations Management at University of Toledo

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Operations Management

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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