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

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$106,190 Avg Salary

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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Operations Research Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our analysis found Rice University to be the most popular school for operations research students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 12 students majoring in operations research at Rice, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Full Operations Research at Rice University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular operations research schools in the Southwest Region . SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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 by State

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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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