Graduate Programs in Operations Research & Management Science
Explore 200+ Operations Research & Management Science graduate programs at 50+ universities across 8 countries.
Overview
Industrial engineering and operations research are about making complex systems work efficiently. Students learn optimization, probability and stochastic models, simulation, supply chain design and data analysis, and apply them to manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, finance and service operations.
A master's is often professional and project-based, with research options for those considering a doctorate. A PhD trains researchers who develop new models and algorithms for decision making in universities and industry.
Graduates become operations research analysts, supply chain managers, industrial engineers, data scientists and quantitative analysts. Logistics, e-commerce, airlines, manufacturing, healthcare systems and consulting firms hire them, and supply chain disruption has made optimization skills particularly valued.
Most Operations Research & Management Science programs charge between $15,000 and $66,000 a year in tuition. The top ten ranked programs charge between $28,000 and $65,000.
Top Ranked Master's Programs
The five universities that lead our Operations Research & Management Science ranking among those offering this degree.
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster's degree (SM) in Operations ResearchDeadline Dec 15 · Tuition $66,720 · Duration 24 months
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Industrial EngineeringDeadline Jan 15 · Tuition $32,116
- University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science in Industrial Engineering & Operation ResearchDeadline Dec 15 · Tuition $28,242 · Duration 12 months
- Princeton UniversityMaster of Science in Engineering in Operations Research and Financial EngineeringDeadline Dec 30 · Tuition $65,210 · Duration 24 months
- Columbia UniversityMS in Operations Research (MSOR)Deadline Oct 15 +2 · Tuition $64,800 · Duration 18 months
Top Ranked PhD Programs
The five universities that lead our Operations Research & Management Science ranking among those offering this degree.
- Stanford UniversityPhD program in Operations ResearchDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $63,540 · Duration 60 months
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Operations ResearchDeadline Dec 15 · Tuition $64,310 · Duration 60 months
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Operations ResearchDeadline Dec 15
- University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering & Operations ResearchDeadline Dec 15 · Tuition $13,140 · Duration 60 months
- Princeton UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Operations Research and Financial EngineeringDeadline Dec 30 · Tuition $65,210 · Duration 48 months
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