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2023 Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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In 2020-2021, 1,698 people earned their degree in operations research, making the major the 203rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, operations research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $84,787 and had an average of $14,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 70 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 0 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular operations research programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree operations research students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 43 degrees to qualified doctorate’s operations research students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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