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2023 Best Operations Research Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Operations Research Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Operations Research Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Operations Research Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Operations Research

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the best school in the United States for operations research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Operations Research Graduate Certificate Schools list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Operations Research Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Operations Research by Region

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Far Western US
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Operations Research is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 4 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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