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Best Operations Research Schools in California

2023 Best Operations Research Schools in California

2 Colleges
$45,988 Avg Salary
$16,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Operations Research School for You

In 2020-2021, 368 degrees and certificates were awarded to operations research students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #147 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Operations Research Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Operations Research Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Operations Research Colleges.

Top California Schools in Operations Research

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in California for operations research students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best operations research schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Operations Research Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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Operations Research is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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