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Operations Management at Washington State University

If you are interested in studying Operations Management, consider the program at Washington State University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Washington State University is in Pullman, WA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 188 operations management degrees were granted at Washington State University.

Online Class Availability at Washington State University

Online coursework is an option at Washington State University. Among 25,685 students, 3,979 (15%) studied exclusively online and 3,428 (13%) took at least some classes online.

Operations Management Rankings at Washington State University

These rankings give you a sense of how Washington State University’s Operations Management program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#1 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Washington	#1 of 3
Best Value	Washington	#4 of 6
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#6 of 12
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#9 of 79
Best Value	Nationwide	#85 of 205

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Operations Management graduates at Washington State University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Operations Management graduates at Washington State University are 49% women (92) and 51% men (96).

Operations Management Bachelor’s Program at Washington State University

Among the 188 bachelor’s operations management graduates at Washington State University, 49% were women (92) and 51% were men (96).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Operations Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Washington State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	116
Hispanic / Latino	24
Black / African American	4
Asian	12
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2
Two or More Races	11
International (Nonresident)	16
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of Operations Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Washington State University, higher than the national average of 26%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Operations Management Graduates

Graduates of the Operations Management program at Washington State University go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Operations Management majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,079
Biofuels Production Managers	$164,096
Geothermal Production Managers	$160,381
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$146,025
Industrial Production Managers	$126,666
Quality Control Systems Managers	$108,531
Security Managers	$104,128
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$91,208
Construction Managers	$83,791

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.