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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Operations Research in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$31,200 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 95 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in operations research. To top this list, a school must have a successful operations research program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southeast Region”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified ’s operations research students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about Operations Research at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Operations Research at NC State

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 20 ’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Florida Institute of Technology Operations Research Report

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 0 ’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Operations Research at University of Arkansas

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southeast Region list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s operations research degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 full report on Operations Research at Bob Jones University

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 0 ’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Operations Research at Georgia State

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