<p>Apply to Miami. It won’t cost $40,000 per year, they’ll discount it substantially and it may even be less than a public school (and if not, it doesn’t hurt).</p>
<p>Other than Miami, FIU’s Decision Sciences program in the business school is an Operations Management program. In fact, the executive director of the Production and Operations Management Society is there: [Faculty</a> Experts Guide](<a href=“FIU Business Home 404 page. | FIU Business”>FIU Business Home 404 page. | FIU Business)</p>
<p>That said, you should really, really consider moving. Is it worth saving a few thousand dollars now (that can be financed at an incredibly low interest rate via student loans) to take a $30,000 per year or more cut by going to a lower tier school.</p>