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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Operations Research Graduate Certificate School for You

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

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Operations Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for operations research majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Our analysis found University of Dayton to be the most popular school for operations research students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

About 21% of the students majoring in operations research at the school are women while 79% are male.

Read full report on Operations Research at University of Dayton

Our 2023 rankings named Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for operations research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in operations research at the school are women while 79% are male.

Full Operations Research at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management Report

Best Operations Research Colleges by State

Explore the best operations research colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 107
Illinois 52

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

Majors Similar to Operations Research

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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