by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Operations Research Major in Colorado” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Operations Research is the 203rd most popular major in the country with 1,698 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Colorado, there were 39 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Operations Research Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in operations research. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in operations research.
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The operations research school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Operations Research Major in Colorado”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Operations Research Major in Colorado”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Air Force Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Operations Research Major in Colorado. This small school is located in USAF Academy, Colorado, and it awarded 39 ’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Operations Research Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 0 ’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
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