by our College Data Analytics TeamOperations Research draws students to programs nationwide. The schools below award the most operations research degrees of any in the United States.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in operations research at each of the 34 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for operations research majors in the United States, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
The most popular school in the country for operations research students is Columbia University In The City Of New York. Set in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 388 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. See more about operations research at Columbia University In The City Of New York
Naval Postgraduate School is one of the most popular operations research schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 277 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Read the full operations research report for Naval Postgraduate School
A rank of #3 makes University Of California Berkeley one of the most popular schools for operations research. Located in the city of Berkeley, University Of California Berkeley is a public university. This school awarded about 277 operations research degrees in the most recent year. See more about operations research at University Of California Berkeley
Cornell University ranks #4 for operations research by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a private not-for-profit university. Cornell University graduated around 218 operations research students in the most recent data year. Get the full operations research details for Cornell University
Princeton University came in at #5 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. Set in the city of Princeton, Princeton University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 105 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. See more about operations research at Princeton University
Texas A And M University College Station ranked #6 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. Texas A And M University College Station is a public school located in the city of College Station. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 100 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Read the full operations research report for Texas A And M University College Station
United States Naval Academy comes in at #7 for operations research this year. United States Naval Academy is a public school located in the suburb of Annapolis. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 100 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Get the full operations research details for United States Naval Academy
Air Force Institute Of Technology Graduate School Of Engineering And Management placed #8 for operations research by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, Air Force Institute Of Technology Graduate School Of Engineering And Management is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 86 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Read the full operations research report for Air Force Institute Of Technology Graduate School Of Engineering And Management
Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus placed #9 for operations research by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus is a public university. Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus graduated around 42 operations research students in the most recent data year. Read the full operations research report for Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus
Case Western Reserve University comes in at #10 for operations research this year. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 29 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Read the full operations research report for Case Western Reserve University
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign landed the #11 spot among the most popular operations research schools. Set in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public institution. This school awarded about 28 operations research degrees in the most recent year. See more about operations research at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Southern Methodist University landed the #12 spot among the most popular operations research schools. Set in the suburb of Dallas, Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 26 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. See more about operations research at Southern Methodist University
United States Air Force Academy ranked #13 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. United States Air Force Academy is a public school located in the rural area of USAF Academy. This school awarded about 26 operations research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full operations research details for United States Air Force Academy
Cuny Bernard M Baruch College ranked #14 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. Cuny Bernard M Baruch College is a public school located in the city of New York. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 20 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. See more about operations research at Cuny Bernard M Baruch College
Rice University landed the #15 spot among the most popular operations research schools. Set in the city of Houston, Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution. Rice University graduated around 19 operations research students in the most recent data year. Get the full operations research details for Rice University
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ranked #16 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. Set in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 16 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. See more about operations research at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
North Carolina State University At Raleigh landed the #17 spot among the most popular operations research schools. Located in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a public university. This school awarded about 16 operations research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full operations research details for North Carolina State University At Raleigh
Florida Institute Of Technology landed the #18 spot among the most popular operations research schools. Set in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 15 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Get the full operations research details for Florida Institute Of Technology
University Of Southern California placed #19 for operations research by yearly graduations. University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. This school awarded about 14 operations research degrees in the most recent year. Read the full operations research report for University Of Southern California
United States Coast Guard Academy landed the #20 spot among the most popular operations research schools. United States Coast Guard Academy is a public school located in the city of New London. This school awarded about 13 operations research degrees in the most recent year. See more about operations research at United States Coast Guard Academy
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #21 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit university. Carnegie Mellon University graduated around 9 operations research students in the most recent data year. Get the full operations research details for Carnegie Mellon University
Georgia State University placed #22 for operations research by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State University is a public university. This school awarded about 9 operations research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full operations research details for Georgia State University
United States Military Academy ranked #23 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. Located in the town of West Point, United States Military Academy is a public university. This school awarded about 9 operations research degrees in the most recent year. Read the full operations research report for United States Military Academy
Northeastern University comes in at #24 for operations research this year. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Get the full operations research details for Northeastern University
University Of Dayton placed #25 for operations research by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Dayton, University Of Dayton is a private not-for-profit institution. University Of Dayton graduated around 7 operations research students in the most recent data year. See more about operations research at University Of Dayton
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This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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