2023 Most Popular Operations Research Schools
Finding the Best Operations Research 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.
The Most Popular Operations Research Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Operations Research program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for operations research majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Operations Research Schools
Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for operations research students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that operations research majors at Columbia take out is $11,863.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Operations Research Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Operations Research majors at Cornell take out an average of $15,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Operations Research Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Operations Research Schools list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
United States Naval Academy landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular operations research programs. Annapolis is a small public school located in the suburb of Annapolis.
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Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Operations Research Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Operations Research Schools list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for operations research students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
United States Coast Guard Academy came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Operations Research Schools ranking. Located in the city of New London, USCGA is a public college with a small student population.
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Operations Research by Region
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Majors Related to Operations Research
Operations Research is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Operations Research
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 26 schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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