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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Operations Research School for You

In 2020-2021, 18 degrees and certificates were awarded to operations research students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #173 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the most popular school in Texas for operations research students. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best operations research schools in Texas. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded

One of 39 majors within the area of study, operations research has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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