2023 Best Operations Research Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Operations Research Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,191 people earned a degree or certificate in operations research, making the major the #132 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Operations Research Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for operations research majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top Schools for a Doctorate in Operations Research
Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree operations research programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
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North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
With a ranking of #8, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
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New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for operations research students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Operations Research Related Rankings by Major
Operations Research is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 9,007 |
| Civil Engineering | 6,042 |
| Computer Engineering | 5,557 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 4,252 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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