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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Operations Research Doctor's Degree School for You

Operations Research is the #132 most popular major in the country with 1,191 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Operations Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for operations research majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Women make up 31% of the operations research majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular operations research schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 14% of the operations research majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida Institute of Technology is a great place for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Operations Research Colleges by State

Explore the best operations research colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1
Florida 20
Georgia 50
North Carolina 24
Arkansas 0

One of 39 majors within the area of study, operations research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Operations Research

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 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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