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Operations Research at Northeastern University

Operations Research at Northeastern University

If you are interested in studying operations research, you may want to check out the program at Northeastern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northeastern Operations Research Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Operations Research

Northeastern Operations Research Rankings

Operations Research Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Operations Research Master’s Program

38% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of operations research master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Operations Research

If you plan to be a operations research major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Operations Research 32

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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Operations Research Analysts 3,050 $88,190

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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