Operations Research at Southern Methodist 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 Southern Methodist University stacks up to those at other schools.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373. In 2021, 37 operations research majors received their bachelor's degree from SMU.

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.

SMU Operations Research Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SMU does offer online courses in operations research for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SMU Operations Research Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the operations research progam at SMU 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 SMU 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
Best Value Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools	17

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in operations research from SMU. This makes it the #16 most popular school for operations research master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in operations research, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Operations Research Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Operations Research Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in operations research from SMU in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical operations research bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in operations research at SMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SMU Operations Research Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in operations research from SMU. About 83% were men and 17% were women.

In the operations research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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

SMU also has a doctoral program available in operations research. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil 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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Operations Research Analysts	11,190	$82,660
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.