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2023 Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Operations Research Master's Degree School for You

Operations Research is the #201 most popular major in the country with 1,698 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the operations research master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for operations research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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#3

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree operations research programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree operations research programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree operations research programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree operations research programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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North Carolina State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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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