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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Operations Research Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.

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

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for operations research students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 84 students majoring in operations research at Naval Postgraduate School, 62% are male and 38% are female.

Full Operations Research at Naval Postgraduate School Report

#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular operations research schools in the United States. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Women make up 21% of the operations research majors at the school.

Read full report on Operations Research at University of Dayton

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 21% of the operations research majors at the school.

Read full report on Operations Research at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular operations research schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in operations research at Columbia, 92% are male and 8% are female.

Full Operations Research at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for operations research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the operations research majors at the school.

Full Operations Research at Saint Louis University Report

#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Operations Research Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Operations Research at George Mason University Report

#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Operations Research Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

Full Operations Research at Stony Brook University Report

#7

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Operations Research Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

Read full report on Operations Research at Fordham University

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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 8 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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