by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,153 people earned their degree in operations management, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 523 operations management graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in operations management. That schools that top this list have a program in operations management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Avila University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major. Avila University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management landed the #2 spot on the list. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is located in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 masters’s maintenance management degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Wesleyan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. SWU is a small school located in Central, South Carolina that handed out 21 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kettering University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major. Kettering University is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s maintenance management degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Vincent College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major. Latrobe, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s maintenance management degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Haven ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Operations Management at University of New Haven
Mount Mercy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 9 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Scranton came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 21 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rhode Island College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Marion, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Wentworth Institute of Technology came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s maintenance management degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Morgan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s maintenance management degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. SNHU is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 175 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Operations Management at Southern New Hampshire University
Central Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #14. Central Connecticut State University is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s maintenance management degrees to qualified students.
Full Central Connecticut State University Operations Management Report
With a ranking of #15, University of Holy Cross did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. University of Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 1 masters’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.
Le Moyne College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Le Moyne College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Johns Hopkins University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Johns Hopkins University is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 29 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #18. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s maintenance management degrees to qualified students.
Concordia University, Chicago landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 5 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 4 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lincoln Memorial University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Harrogate, Tennessee. It awarded 2 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read full report on Operations Management at Lincoln Memorial University
University of Toledo landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school situated in Toledo, Ohio. It awarded 2 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 3 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwestern University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s maintenance management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on Operations Management at Northwestern University
With a ranking of #24, DePaul University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s maintenance management degrees to 0 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%.
With a ranking of #24, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Evansville, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s maintenance management degrees to 0 students 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%.
Davenport University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 1 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Charleston Southern University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s maintenance management degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
University of Bridgeport ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. This small school is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and it awarded 0 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s maintenance management degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full Carnegie Mellon University Operations Management Report
University of Pennsylvania ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
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Washington University in St Louis ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Washington University in St Louis Operations Management Report
Capitol Technology University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking. This small school is located in Laurel, Maryland, and it awarded 1 masters’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%.
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University of Baltimore ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. UB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s maintenance management degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 0 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Operations Management at Texas A&M University - College Station
With a ranking of #24, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 92 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read more about Operations Management at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #24. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s maintenance management degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 full report on Operations Management at Vanderbilt University
With a ranking of #24, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major list. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’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%.
New England College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Maintenance Management Major ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Henniker, New Hampshire, and it awarded 0 masters’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.
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