Top Production / Operations Schools in the U.S.

By | April 20, 2019
Ranking School and Information
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) (Cambridge, MA)
Tuition: Full-time: $52,628 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 804
Average GMAT score: 710
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.51
Acceptance rate: 13.3%
Average starting salary and bonus: $132,618
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 80.8%
2 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) (Philadelphia, PA)
Tuition: Full-time: $53,926 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,669
Average GMAT score: 718
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.56
Acceptance rate: 18.8%
Average starting salary and bonus: $137,311
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 82.1%
3 Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
Tuition: Full-time: $55,200 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 803
Average GMAT score: 730
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.70
Acceptance rate: 7.0%
Average starting salary and bonus: $140,972
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 75.6%
4 Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) (Pittsburgh, PA)
Tuition: Full-time: $54,800 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 420
Average GMAT score: 686
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.35
Acceptance rate: 23.9%
Average starting salary and bonus: $117,650
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 74.1%
5 Northwestern University (Kellogg) (Evanston, IL)
Tuition: Full-time: $54,000 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,201
Average GMAT score: 712
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.54
Acceptance rate: 21.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $130,092
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 83.8%
6 University of Michigan (Ross) (Ann Arbor, MI)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $47,750 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $52,750 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,000
Average GMAT score: 703
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40
Acceptance rate: 32.2%
Average starting salary and bonus: $127,817
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 83.4%
7 Purdue University–West Lafayette (Krannert) (West Lafayette, IN)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $20,881 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $39,987 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 210
Average GMAT score: 635
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.32
Acceptance rate: 34.9%
Average starting salary and bonus: $89,720
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 77.2%
8 Columbia University (New York, NY)
Tuition: Full-time: $55,868 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,264
Average GMAT score: 716
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.50
Acceptance rate: 15.9%
Average starting salary and bonus: $134,233
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 75.3%
9 Harvard University (Boston, MA)
Tuition: Full-time: $51,200 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,808
Average GMAT score: 724
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.66
Acceptance rate: 11.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $139,735
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 83.2%
10 Indiana University Bloomington (Kelley) (Bloomington, IN)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $24,478 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $43,460 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 448
Average GMAT score: 670
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.32
Acceptance rate: 38.0%
Average starting salary and bonus: $106,195
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 69.3%
11 University of California: Berkeley (Haas) (Berkeley, CA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $46,416 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $53,396 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 492
Average GMAT score: 715
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.64
Acceptance rate: 12.2%
Average starting salary and bonus: $129,776
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 71.7%
12 University of Texas at Austin (McCombs) (Austin, TX)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $32,140 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $47,136 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 534
Average GMAT score: 692
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.43
Acceptance rate: 25.3%
Average starting salary and bonus: $118,410
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 75.2%
13 University of California: Los Angeles (Anderson) (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $45,386 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $52,580 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 750
Average GMAT score: 704
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.50
Acceptance rate: 28.6%
Average starting salary and bonus: $119,109
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 70.5%
14 Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $24,686 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $36,246 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 125
Average GMAT score: 674
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.31
Acceptance rate: 26.0%
Average starting salary and bonus: $97,376
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 88.5%
15 Ohio State University: Columbus Campus (Fisher) (Columbus, OH)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $25,680 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $42,405 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 231
Average GMAT score: 674
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40
Acceptance rate: 26.7%
Average starting salary and bonus: $91,696
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 71.2%
16 University of Chicago (Booth) (Chicago, IL)
Tuition: Full-time: $53,400 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 1,160
Average GMAT score: 719
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.52
Acceptance rate: 21.9%
Average starting salary and bonus: $133,424
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 82.1%
17 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) (Chapel Hill, NC)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $23,339 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $47,221 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 575
Average GMAT score: 689
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.31
Acceptance rate: 37.7%
Average starting salary and bonus: $101,904
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 74.1%
18 Duke University (Fuqua) (Durham, NC)
Tuition: Full-time: $50,300 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 888
Average GMAT score: 689
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.44
Acceptance rate: 26.5%
Average starting salary and bonus: $128,666
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 78.4%
19 Cornell University (Johnson) (Ithaca, NY)
Tuition: Full-time: $51,480 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 546
Average GMAT score: 691
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.29
Acceptance rate: 27.1%
Average starting salary and bonus: $122,329
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 74.7%
20 Dartmouth College (Tuck) (Hanover, NH)
Tuition: Full-time: $53,490 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 547
Average GMAT score: 718
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.52
Acceptance rate: 17.9%
Average starting salary and bonus: $138,220
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 82.8%
21 University of Southern California (Marshall) (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuition: Full-time: $46,781 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 455
Average GMAT score: 687
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.30
Acceptance rate: 27.0%
Average starting salary and bonus: $109,619
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 66.9%
22 New York University (Stern) (New York, NY)
Tuition: Full-time: $48,320 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 784
Average GMAT score: 719
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.42
Acceptance rate: 13.6%
Average starting salary and bonus: $128,888
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 80.7%
23 University of Minnesota: Twin Cities (Carlson) (Minneapolis, MN)
Tuition: In-state, full-time: $31,706 per year; Out-of-state, full-time: $44,568 per year
Enrollment (full-time): 172
Average GMAT score: 686
Average undergraduate GPA: 3.30
Acceptance rate: 40.9%
Average starting salary and bonus: $110,349
Full-time graduates employed at graduation: 63.2%