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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Far Western US Region

3 Colleges
$45,988 Avg Salary
$16,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Operations Research School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, operations research was ranked #132 in the country. In fact 1,191 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Operations Research program at each school on the list.

Check out the operations research programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for operations research students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Operations Research at Naval Postgraduate School

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for operations research students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Full Operations Research at University of California - Berkeley Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for operations research students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Operations Research at University of Southern California

Best Operations Research Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 292

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 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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