Last year, 101,898 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Production / Operations Colleges. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of 16,141, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor had the most completers of 7,931. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of Master's (11,542) and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor had the most completers of Doctor's (1,625) 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 | 3,726 | 1,146 | 1,936 | 684 | - | - | - |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 6,072 | 1,494 | 4,302 | 332 | 63 | - | - |
| 3 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | 9,349 | 2,599 | 5,469 | 1,334 | 176 | - | 98 |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 15,308 | 7,931 | 5,800 | 1,625 | 362 | - | - |
| 5 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,725 | 1,546 | 2,475 | 1,069 | 3 | - | - |
| 6 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | 8,516 | 2,161 | 5,265 | 1,054 | 200 | - | - |
| 7 | Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN | 12,253 | 7,798 | 3,155 | 1,078 | 342 | 24 | 999 |
| 8 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 16,141 | 2,416 | 11,542 | 1,478 | 1,366 | - | - |
| 9 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 10,251 | 1,898 | 5,748 | 1,529 | 1,453 | - | 63 |
| 10 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | 11,489 | 7,239 | 3,372 | 728 | 286 | - | 24 |
| - | Average | 101,898 | 3,623 | 4,906 | 1,091 | 472 | 24 | 296 |