Operations Research at Naval Postgraduate School
If you are interested in studying operations research, you may want to check out the program at Naval Postgraduate School. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and approximately 2,866 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.
Naval Postgraduate School Operations Research Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Operations Research
Naval Postgraduate School Operations Research Rankings
There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in operations research, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Operations Research Student Demographics at Naval Postgraduate School
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the operations research majors at Naval Postgraduate School.
Naval Postgraduate School Operations Research Master’s Program
Of the students who received a operations research master's degree from Naval Postgraduate School, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the operations research master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Naval Postgraduate School with a master's in operations research.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 60 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
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 Naval Postgraduate School. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Operations Research | 170 |
Related Majors
- Engineering Physics
- Robotics Engineering
- Energy Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
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 CA, the home state for Naval Postgraduate School.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
Operations Research Analysts | 11,340 | $95,470 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 7,870 | $168,790 |
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.