by our College Data Analytics Team
Operations Research is offered at a wide range of schools, and a growing number of schools deliver it largely online. This ranking identifies the online schools that graduate the most operations research students each year.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 8 schools in the United States offering operations research.
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Below are the most popular online operations research schools at the master’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.
Columbia University In The City Of New York tops our list of the most popular operations research schools. Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Columbia University In The City Of New York graduated around 326 operations research students in the most recent data year. See more about operations research at Columbia University In The City Of New York
A rank of #2 makes Naval Postgraduate School one of the most popular schools for operations research. Naval Postgraduate School is a public school located in the suburb of Monterey. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 105 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Get the full operations research details for Naval Postgraduate School
Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus ranks #3 for operations research by yearly graduations. Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Atlanta. This school awarded about 25 operations research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full operations research details for Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus
A rank of #4 makes Florida Institute Of Technology one of the most popular schools for operations research. Set in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 14 operations research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full operations research details for Florida Institute Of Technology
University Of Southern California came in at #5 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 14 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. See more about operations research at University Of Southern California
North Carolina State University At Raleigh placed #6 for operations research by yearly graduations. North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a public school located in the city of Raleigh. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 10 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Get the full operations research details for North Carolina State University At Raleigh
Northeastern University ranked #7 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. Set in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Read the full operations research report for Northeastern University
Kansas State University comes in at #8 for operations research this year. Set in the city of Manhattan, Kansas State University is a public institution. Kansas State University graduated around 2 operations research students in the most recent data year. Get the full operations research details for Kansas State University
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This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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