2023 Most Popular 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Operations Research Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Operations Research program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Operations Research Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Operations Research Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 13 students majoring in operations research at Georgia Tech, 69% are male and 31% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular operations research schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in operations research at MIT, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Princeton University is a great place for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 8% of the students majoring in operations research at the school are women while 92% are male.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Of the 9 students majoring in operations research at Cornell, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree operations research programs. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
Of the 7 students majoring in operations research at NC State, 86% are male and 14% are female.
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University of California - Berkeley ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
Of the 5 students majoring in operations research at UC Berkeley, 60% are male and 40% are female.
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for operations research students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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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With a ranking of #9, Naval Postgraduate School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.
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Majors Related to Operations Research
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 16 schools only.
- 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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