by our College Data Analytics Team
Operations Research draws students to programs nationwide, and a growing number of schools deliver it largely online. This ranking identifies the online schools that graduate the most operations research students each year.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in operations research at each of the 10 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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We also rank the most popular online Operations Research schools at each degree level.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for operations research majors in the United States, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Leading the list of the most popular operations research schools is Columbia University In The City Of New York. Set in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 326 operations research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full operations research details for Columbia University In The City Of New York
Naval Postgraduate School ranks #2 for operations research by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public university. Naval Postgraduate School graduated around 276 operations research students in the most recent data year. Read the full operations research report for Naval Postgraduate School
A rank of #3 makes Air Force Institute Of Technology Graduate School Of Engineering And Management one of the most popular schools for operations research. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, Air Force Institute Of Technology Graduate School Of Engineering And Management is a public university. This school awarded about 48 operations research degrees in the most recent year. See more about operations research at Air Force Institute Of Technology Graduate School Of Engineering And Management
Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus ranks #4 for operations research by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus is a public university. Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus graduated around 25 operations research students in the most recent data year. See more about operations research at Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus
Florida Institute Of Technology ranks #5 for operations research by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 15 operations research degrees in the most recent year. Read the full operations research report for Florida Institute Of Technology
University Of Southern California landed the #6 spot among the most popular operations research schools. Set in the city of Los Angeles, University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 14 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Get the full operations research details for University Of Southern California
North Carolina State University At Raleigh comes in at #7 for operations research this year. Set in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a public institution. North Carolina State University At Raleigh graduated around 10 operations research students in the most recent data year. Get the full operations research details for North Carolina State University At Raleigh
Northeastern University comes in at #8 for operations research this year. Set in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in operations research from this school. Read the full operations research report for Northeastern University
University Of Dayton comes in at #9 for operations research this year. Set in the city of Dayton, University Of Dayton is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 7 operations research degrees in the most recent year. Read the full operations research report for University Of Dayton
Kansas State University landed the #10 spot among the most popular operations research schools. Kansas State University is a public school located in the city of Manhattan. This school awarded about 2 operations research degrees in the most recent year. See more about operations research at Kansas State University
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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