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2024 Best Operations Management Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges in Illinois
226 Maintenance Management Degrees Awarded
Operations Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #161 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Operations Management Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 226 degrees in operations management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Operations Management School

Best Operations Management Schools in Illinois The maintenance management program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Operations Management rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for operations management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Operations Management Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Maintenance Management
Master's Degrees in Maintenance Management

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 Best Operations Management Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Operations Management in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the maintenance management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Maintenance Management

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
23.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in operations management. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 26 operations management students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in operations management from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
100 Maintenance Management Degrees Awarded

Northern Illinois University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in operations management. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 100 operations management students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in operations management from Northern Illinois University

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Governors State University
University Park, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL

Governors State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in operations management. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 66th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 6 operations management students who graduated with this degree at GSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in operations management from Governors State University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL

Every student who is interested in operations management needs to look into Concordia University, Chicago. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #170 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Concordia University, Chicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 operations management students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in operations management from Concordia University, Chicago


 

Best Operations Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Operations Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 638
Michigan 915 120
Indiana 737 323
Wisconsin 672 428

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One of 16 majors within the Business Administration & Management area of study, Operations Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management 10,770
Interior Design Management 1,216
Organizational Leadership 891
Supply Chain Management 233
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 183
Office Administration 114
Project Management 53
Retail Management 52
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 29
Research and Development Management 18

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