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2023 Best Value Operations Research Schools in the Far Western US Region

1 Ranked Colleges
368 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Operations Research Schools in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Operations Research Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,698 people earned their degree in operations research, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, operations research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $84,787 and had an average of $14,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 368 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,988 and $16,250 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great operations research programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the operations research program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Operations Research Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Operations Research Schools in the Far Western US Region.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Operations Research in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Operations Research Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s operations research degrees to 192 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Operations Research Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $16,032 for far western us region operations research students per year to attend UC Berkeley.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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