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Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Operations Research 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.

The Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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

Our analysis found Utah State University to be the most popular school for operations research students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Operations Research at Utah State University

The excellent programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best operations research schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Operations Research at Colorado School of Mines Report

Best Operations Research Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 0
Utah 1

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 2 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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