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Operations Research at Cornell University

Operations Research at Cornell University

If you are interested in studying operations research, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Operations Research section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Operations Research Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Research
  • Master’s Degree in Operations Research

Cornell Operations Research Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in operations research, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Operations Research Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the operations research majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Operations Research Master’s Program

46% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of operations research master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in operations research.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 119
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Operations Research

If you plan to be a operations research major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Operations Research 147

Careers That Operations Research Grads May Go Into

A degree in operations research can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Operations Research Analysts 5,790 $102,560
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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