Operations Research at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. In 2021, 84 operations research majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

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.

Cornell Operations Research Degrees Available

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

Cornell Operations Research Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The operations research major at Cornell 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 Master’s Degree Schools	2

In 2021, 138 students received their master’s degree in operations research from Cornell. This makes it the #2 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.

How Much Do Operations Research Graduates from Cornell Make?

The median salary of operations research students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $78,243. This is about the same as the yearly salary of alloperations research bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

Operations Research Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the operations research majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Operations Research Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students earned a bachelor's degree in operations research from Cornell. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men. The typical operations research bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in operations research.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	25
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Cornell Operations Research Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of operations research master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	109
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural 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 Cornell University.

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.