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Operations Research at Naval Postgraduate School

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Operations Research at Naval Postgraduate School

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

Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and has a total student population of 2,866.

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.

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

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There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in operations research, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Operations Research Student Demographics at Naval Postgraduate School

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the operations research majors at Naval Postgraduate School.

19% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students earned a master's degree in operations research from Naval Postgraduate School. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men.

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Of the students who received a operations research master's degree from Naval Postgraduate School, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the operations research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 58
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 CA, the home state for Naval Postgraduate School.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Operations Research Analysts 11,340 $95,470
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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