by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Operations Research is the 332nd most popular major in the country with 1,698 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 368 general operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general operations research. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general operations research.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region general operations research students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the #1 spot on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small school located in Monterey, California that handed out 170 ’s general operations research degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Operations Research at Naval Postgraduate School
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major in the Far Western US Region. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 192 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #3 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general operations research degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Operations Research at University of Southern California
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Operations Research Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 0 ’s general operations research 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Operations Research at UW Seattle
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