Last year, 219,675 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Production / Operations Colleges. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of 15,311, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, Purdue University-Main Campus had the most completers of 9,961. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of Master's (10,592) and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor had the most completers of Doctor's (1,719) degree.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 3,666 | 1,158 | 1,918 | 692 | - | - | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 5,567 | 1,647 | 3,745 | 346 | 172 | - | - |
| 3 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 9,416 | 2,650 | 5,481 | 1,507 | 211 | - | 201 |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 15,270 | 8,780 | 5,470 | 1,719 | 286 | - | - |
| 5 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,928 | 2,086 | 2,582 | 1,014 | 3 | - | - |
| 6 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 7,945 | 2,116 | 4,815 | 1,050 | 208 | - | - |
| 7 | Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN | 12,681 | 8,354 | 3,135 | 1,092 | 461 | 35 | 1,304 |
| 8 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 15,311 | 2,496 | 10,362 | 1,602 | 1,223 | - | - |
| 9 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 10,200 | 2,158 | 5,652 | 1,556 | 1,341 | 126 | 35 |
| 10 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | 14,954 | 8,264 | 3,142 | 711 | 257 | - | 20 |
| - | Average | 219,675 | 3,963 | 4,601 | 1,124 | 458 | 60 | 370 |