Operations Research at George Mason University

Every operations research school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the operations research program at George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

GMU Operations Research Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Operations Research

GMU Operations Research Rankings

Operations Research Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Operations Research Master’s Program

33% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of operations research master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a operations research master's degree from GMU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Operations Research

Operations Research majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Operations Research	1

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Operations Research Analysts	9,100	$104,980
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360

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
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