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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Operations Research (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

3 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
$36,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue General Operations Research Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue General Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,760 people earned their degree in general operations research, making the major the 322nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 169 general operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 126 general operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue General Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general operations research. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general operations research programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general operations research program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue General Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree general operations research students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Operations Research (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue General Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 62 masters’s general operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Operations Research at UIUC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue General Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Illinois Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology General Operations Research Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue General Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Case Western is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 31 masters’s general operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also made our “Best General Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Case Western General Operations Research Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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