by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
Operations Management is the 161st most popular major in the country with 7,153 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 867 operations management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 798 operations management graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in operations management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in operations management.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 484 bachelors’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bismarck State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Bismarck, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s maintenance management degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region. Southwestern College is a small school located in Winfield, Kansas that handed out 28 bachelors’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #4 spot on the list. UMN Crookston is a public institution located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Nebraska at Kearney is a medium-sized school located in Kearney, Nebraska that handed out 43 bachelors’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska at Kearney Operations Management Report
University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Operations Management Report
With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 19 bachelors’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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Operations Management Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 85 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Operations Management at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of North Dakota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Operations Management at University of North Dakota
Briar Cliff University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Briar Cliff University is a small school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 1 bachelors’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethany College Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Bethany College Kansas is a small school located in Lindsborg, Kansas that handed out 0 bachelors’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Operations Management at Bethany College Kansas
Metropolitan State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Metropolitan State University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 0 bachelors’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mount Mercy University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s maintenance management degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Herzing University - Minneapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Herzing University - Minneapolis is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 0 bachelors’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Herzing University - Minneapolis Operations Management Report
Iowa State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Operations Management at Iowa State University
Avila University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
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