by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 General Operations Research Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,698 people earned their degree in general operations research, making the major the 332nd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 492 general operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in general operations research. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general operations research program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree general operations research students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Coast Guard Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major. United States Coast Guard Academy is located in New London, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s general operations research degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Naval Academy landed the #2 spot on the list. Annapolis is a small school located in Annapolis, Maryland that handed out 70 bachelors’s general operations research degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Air Force Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major list. United States Air Force Academy is a small school located in USAF Academy, Colorado that handed out 39 bachelors’s general operations research degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Military Academy. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major. United States Military Academy is a small public school situated in West Point, New York. It awarded 32 bachelors’s general operations research degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general operations research degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major ranking. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s general operations research degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 96%. 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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With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major list. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s general operations research degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major ranking. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 57 bachelors’s general operations research 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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Bob Jones University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s general operations research degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bob Jones University General Operations Research Report
Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general operations research students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major ranking, coming in at #10. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s general operations research degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Read more about General Operations Research at Carnegie Mellon University
LIU Post landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major ranking. LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookville, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s 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.
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