by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,153 people earned their degree in operations management, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major” ranking analyzed 198 colleges that offered a degree in operations management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in operations management.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maintenance management students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major. This fairly large school is located in Hays, Kansas, and it awarded 484 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Avila University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified ’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 218 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Operations Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. This small school is located in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and it awarded 32 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Wesleyan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. SWU is a small school located in Central, South Carolina that handed out 21 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Wesleyan University Operations Management Report
Le Moyne College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 53 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Bismarck State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. BSC is a public institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 56 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Southwestern College is a small school located in Winfield, Kansas that handed out 35 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 85 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Operations Management at University of Wisconsin - Stout
With a ranking of #10, University of Minnesota - Crookston did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Located in Crookston, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified ’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Operations Management at University of Minnesota - Crookston
Point University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Point is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Point, Georgia. It awarded 11 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Kettering University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Kettering University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Saint Vincent College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Operations Management at Saint Vincent College
Spring Arbor University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified ’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Oakland City University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Oakland City University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland City, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Franklin University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 55 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Operations Management at Franklin University
University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #17. University of Nebraska at Kearney is located in Kearney, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s maintenance management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Operations Management at University of Nebraska at Kearney
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s maintenance management degrees to 166 students in 2020-2021.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a small school located in Mercedita, that handed out 16 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Operations Management Report
With a ranking of #20, Northern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 100 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Operations Management at Northern Illinois University
Washington State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #21. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s maintenance management degrees to 175 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #22. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 38 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized school is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and it awarded 37 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Haven came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s maintenance management degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Operations Management at University of New Haven
Oregon Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and it awarded 14 ’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Operations Management at Oregon Institute of Technology
Not only did these schools make the top 30 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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