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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Southeast Region

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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 Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region .

Our analysis found Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus to be the most popular school for operations research students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for operations research students. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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The excellent programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best operations research schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Operations Research Colleges by State

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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 6 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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