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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in New York

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

In 2020-2021, 526 degrees and certificates were awarded to operations research students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #42 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New York to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for operations research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in operations research at the school are women while 53% are male.

Read full report on Operations Research at Columbia University in the City of New York

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular operations research schools in New York. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

About 49% of the students majoring in operations research at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#3

Baruch College

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baruch College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in operations research at Baruch, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Read full report on Operations Research at Baruch College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Operations Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

Best Operations Research Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 8
Maryland 0
New Jersey 25
Delaware 0

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

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 4 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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