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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in California

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

In 2020-2021, 368 degrees and certificates were awarded to operations research students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #147 most popular major in the state.

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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for operations research students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the 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 #2 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 suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college 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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Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in operations research at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Best Operations Research Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Operations Research Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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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 3 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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