Operations Research at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a operations research school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's operations research program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,654 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2021, 57 of them were operations research majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Operations Research section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Operations Research Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Research
• Master’s Degree in Operations Research
• Doctorate Degree in Operations Research

Columbia Operations Research Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the operations research progam at Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The operations research major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Operations Research. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Operations Research Schools	1
Most Popular Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools	1
Best Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3

In 2021, 320 students received their master’s degree in operations research from Columbia. This makes it the #1 most popular school for operations research master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in operations research, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Columbia Operations Research Graduates

The median salary of operations research students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $87,327. This is 12% higher than $78,243, which is the national average for all operations research bachelor's degree recipients.

Operations Research Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the operations research majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Operations Research Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 operations research students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia, about 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical operations research bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its operations research bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in operations research.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Columbia Operations Research Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 320 operations research majors earned their master's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in operations research.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	299
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in operations research. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering

Careers That Operations Research Grads May Go Into

A degree in operations research can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Operations Research Analysts	5,790	$102,560
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.