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Most Popular Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for operations research students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 30% of the operations research majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular operations research schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in operations research at the school are women while 75% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for operations research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in operations research at Case Western, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular operations research schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Operations Research Colleges by State

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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 5 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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