Operations Research at Rice University
What traits are you looking for in a operations research school? To help you decide if Rice University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's operations research program.Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643.
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.
Rice Operations Research Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Research
- Master’s Degree in Operations Research
Rice Operations Research Rankings
Operations Research Student Demographics at Rice
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the operations research majors at Rice University.
Rice Operations Research Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rice University with a master's in operations research.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 10 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 Rice University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Operations Research | 12 |
Related Majors
- Environmental Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Physics
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 TX, the home state for Rice University.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Operations Research Analysts | 11,190 | $82,660 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 2,620 | $127,270 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Anatol Stefanowitsch under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.