by our College Data Analytics TeamOperations Research is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. To top this list, a school graduates more operations research students than other colleges offering the major.
College Factual ranked the 23 operations research schools in the United States by the number of degrees they award each year.
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Below are the most popular operations research schools at the master’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.
The most popular school in the country for operations research students is Columbia University In The City Of New York. Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 326 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Read the full operations research report for Columbia University In The City Of New York
University Of California Berkeley is one of the most popular operations research schools, landing the #2 spot this year. University Of California Berkeley is a public school located in the city of Berkeley. University Of California Berkeley graduated around 219 operations research students in the most recent data year. Read the full operations research report for University Of California Berkeley
A rank of #3 makes Cornell University one of the most popular schools for operations research. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. Cornell University graduated around 149 operations research students in the most recent data year. Read the full operations research report for Cornell University
Naval Postgraduate School is one of the most popular operations research schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Naval Postgraduate School is a public school located in the suburb of Monterey. This school awarded about 105 operations research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full operations research details for Naval Postgraduate School
Air Force Institute Of Technology Graduate School Of Engineering And Management is one of the most popular operations research schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Air Force Institute Of Technology Graduate School Of Engineering And Management is a public school located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB. Air Force Institute Of Technology Graduate School Of Engineering And Management graduated around 30 operations research students in the most recent data year. Read the full operations research report for Air Force Institute Of Technology Graduate School Of Engineering And Management
Case Western Reserve University comes in at #6 for operations research this year. Set in the city of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 29 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. See more about operations research at Case Western Reserve University
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign comes in at #7 for operations research this year. 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. Get the full operations research details for University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Princeton University ranked #8 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton University is a private not-for-profit university. Princeton University graduated around 26 operations research students in the most recent data year. See more about operations research at Princeton University
Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus ranked #9 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus is a public university. Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus graduated around 25 operations research students in the most recent data year. Read the full operations research report for Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus
Cuny Bernard M Baruch College landed the #10 spot among the most popular operations research schools. Set in the city of New York, Cuny Bernard M Baruch College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 20 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Get the full operations research details for Cuny Bernard M Baruch College
Florida Institute Of Technology placed #11 for operations research by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit university. Florida Institute Of Technology graduated around 14 operations research students in the most recent data year. Read the full operations research report for Florida Institute Of Technology
University Of Southern California comes in at #12 for operations research this year. University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. University Of Southern California graduated around 14 operations research students in the most recent data year. Read the full operations research report for University Of Southern California
North Carolina State University At Raleigh landed the #13 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 10 operations research degrees in the most recent year. Read the full operations research report for North Carolina State University At Raleigh
Georgia State University ranked #14 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Get the full operations research details for Georgia State University
Northeastern University comes in at #15 for operations research this year. 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. Get the full operations research details for Northeastern University
Rice University ranked #16 on our list of 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 8 operations research students in the most recent data year. Get the full operations research details for Rice University
Carnegie Mellon University comes in at #17 for operations research this year. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution. Carnegie Mellon University graduated around 6 operations research students in the most recent data year. See more about operations research at Carnegie Mellon University
Illinois Institute Of Technology ranked #18 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Illinois Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. Illinois Institute Of Technology graduated around 6 operations research students in the most recent data year. Get the full operations research details for Illinois Institute Of Technology
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology comes in at #19 for operations research this year. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. This school awarded about 6 operations research degrees in the most recent year. See more about operations research at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Northwestern University comes in at #20 for operations research this year. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit university. Northwestern University graduated around 3 operations research students in the most recent data year. Get the full operations research details for Northwestern University
Kansas State University ranked #21 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. 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
Southern Methodist University ranked #22 on our list of the most popular operations research schools. Set in the suburb of Dallas, Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution. Southern Methodist University graduated around 2 operations research students in the most recent data year. Read the full operations research report for Southern Methodist University
University Of Arkansas landed the #23 spot among the most popular operations research schools. Set in the city of Fayetteville, University Of Arkansas is a public institution. University Of Arkansas graduated around 2 operations research students in the most recent data year. Read the full operations research report for University Of Arkansas
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View All Operations Research Rankings >The ranking above is published 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).
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