Operations Research at Princeton University

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

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and approximately 7,853 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 54 operations research majors received their bachelor's degree from Princeton.

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.

Princeton Operations Research Degrees Available

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

Princeton Operations Research Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the operations research progam at Princeton 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 Princeton 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 Focused Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools	8

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in operations research from Princeton. This makes it the #13 most popular school for operations research master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in operations research, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Operations Research Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Operations Research Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 operations research students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Princeton, about 69% were men and 31% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in operations research.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Princeton Operations Research Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 operations research majors earned their master's degree from Princeton. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women.

In the operations research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% 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 Princeton University with a master's in operations research.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Princeton also has a doctoral program available in operations research. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical 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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Operations Research Analysts	3,000	$106,820

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.