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Most Popular Operations Research Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Operations Research Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$70,519 Avg Salary
$14,538 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Operations Research Bachelor'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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Operations Research Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree 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.

Check out the operations research bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Southern Methodist University to be the most popular school for operations research students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

Women make up 54% of the operations research majors at the school.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Best Operations Research Colleges by State

Explore the best operations research schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 55

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.

  • 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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