Top Business Schools for Operations Management 2018

Although the school does not offer an MBA in Operations Management, the core program’s core curriculum covers a range of topics in the field. The school’s Operations Management & Information Technology department consistently produces relevant research. Seventeen percent of the school’s MBA class of 2016 went into operations management and related fields.

The school’s Department of Decision Sciences, which looks at the intersection between analytics, operations research, and supply chain management, injects its cutting-edge research into NUS’ operations management MBA modules. Although the MBA program does not offer a concentration in operations management, the specialization in Strategy and Organization touches on many operations-related subjects. 

The school’s Center for Operational Excellence serves as a hub for Fisher students seeking jobs in operations management. Students can pursue an MBA major in Operations and Logistics. Some 22 percent of the MBA class of 2017 went into operations or logistics-related roles, according to the school. Experienced professionals looking for a more in-depth look at Lean and Six Sigma tools can look at the school’s one-year long Master of Business Excellence program.

The school hosts the uniquely multidisciplinary Center for Behavioral Operations Management, which examines how humans interact with supply chains. Typically, about 10-15 percent of MBA grads go into the operations or logistics fields. Rotterdam is a hub for global operations and logistics.

Through Rutgers' Center for Operations Research, students can pursue a dual-degree MBA / MS in Operations Research and Business Analytics. About 29 percent of Rutgers’ 2016 MBA graduates went into operations-related roles.

In 2017, US News & World Report ranked Sloan the number-one school for careers in the fields of production and operations. The school offers relevant electives, an active student club, and a dual degree MBA/MSc Leaders for Global Operations program. Over 12 percent of the MBA class of 2017 went into operations-related roles.

Although the school does not offer an MBA in Operations Management, the MBA concentration in Supply Chain Management provides an overview of the subject. Twenty-nine percent of the MBA class of 2016 went into operations and related fields.

A majority of 2017 Carey MBAs — about 53 percent — went into either operations or supply chain roles—that’s the highest percentage of any MBA program surveyed by FIND MBA. The MBA program's specialization in Supply Chain Management offers a number of operations-oriented classes.

Smeal's graduates go into operations in droves – 41 percent of the class of 2016 went into operations or logistics roles, and as many as 48 percent of the class of 2009. The school's faculty includes some key figures in operations research, such as V. Daniel R. Guide, who co-edits the Journal of Operations Management. Although the school doesn’t offer an MBA in Operations Management, it does offer an MBA concentration in Supply Chain Management.

In 2017, 38 percent of Krannert MBA grads went into operations positions. With an Operations Management MBA major and a related student club, it's no surprise that US News & World Report consistently puts the school its top-ten list of best schools for a career in operations or production.