---

2027 Best Value Operations Management Schools in Iowa

[Operations Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/business-administration-and-management/operations-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value operations management schools.

What’s on this page:

• Best Value Operations Management Schools in Iowa

2027 Best Value Operations Management Schools in Iowa

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the operations management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Operations Management Schools

1

Mount Mercy University
Cedar Rapids, IA

$40,878 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$60,787 Median Earnings (10yr)

Mount Mercy University tops our 2027 list of the best value operations management schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy University is a small private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $40,878 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for operations management graduates is $27,000. Operations Management graduates of Mount Mercy University earn a median of $50,431 early in their careers. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 82% of applicants are accepted.

2

Briar Cliff University
Sioux City, IA

$35,642 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,191 Avg Student Debt

$54,475 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Briar Cliff University earned it the #2 place for operations management. Briar Cliff University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City. Students from in state pay about $35,642 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $25,191 to complete the operations management program here. Soon after graduation, operations management degree recipients from Briar Cliff University generally make around $61,105. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

View All Operations Management Rankings >

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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.