2023 Most Popular Operations Research Master's Degree Schools
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Operations Research Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the United States to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for operations research majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Operations Research Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the United States for operations research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 320 students majoring in operations research at Columbia, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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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 Master’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Of the 138 students majoring in operations research at Cornell, 51% are male and 49% are female.
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Out of the 29 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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
Of the 111 students majoring in operations research at UC Berkeley, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Naval Postgraduate School is a great place for operations research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 85 students majoring in operations research at Naval Postgraduate School, 81% are male and 19% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular operations research schools in the United States. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
About 30% of the students majoring in operations research at the school are women while 70% are male.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for operations research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
About 41% of the students majoring in operations research at the school are women while 59% are male.
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Baruch College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Baruch is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 61% of the operations research majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for operations research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 32 students majoring in operations research at Northeastern, 63% are male and 38% are female.
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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 #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in operations research at AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for operations research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 35% of the operations research majors at the school.
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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 29 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).
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