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Tifton, Georgia has 2 accredited schools offering operations management programs, with tuition ranging from $3,007 to $5,932 per year for indexed programs. Tifton has a population of about 17,140. Median household income is $44,324 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 21.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Georgia, the top-earning operations management-related role is Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager at a median $123,330 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer operations management programs near Tifton, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Tifton city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Tifton. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Georgia schools on the Georgia operations management page.
| Occupation | Median Annual Wage (Georgia, statewide) |
|---|---|
| General and Operations Manager | $103,730 |
| Logistician | $77,570 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager | $123,330 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 17,140 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $44,324 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 21.5% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
Our directory has 2 accredited schools offering operations management programs near Tifton. The closest is Albany Technical College in Albany, GA (39.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Southern Regional Technical College (48.6 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying operations management-related roles in Georgia are: Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Manager ($123,330), General and Operations Manager ($103,730), Logistician ($77,570). Wages for Tifton workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
Albany, GA is 39.4 miles from Tifton and has its own set of local operations management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Tifton’s median household income of $44,324 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Tifton while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Georgia public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Tifton:
Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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