PhD in Management Science & Engineering: 50 US programs compared

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1
Harvard University
Doctor of Philosophy in Technology & Operations Management
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$56,392
Program duration
60 months
2
Stanford University
Doctor of Philosophy in Management Science and Engineering
Application deadline
Dec 1
Annual tuition
$43,980
Program duration
60 months
3
University of California, Berkeley
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Project Management
Application deadline
Dec 17
Annual tuition
$20,077
Program duration
84 months
4
Yale University
PhD in Organizations and Management
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$50,900
Program duration
60 months
5
University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Philosophy program in Operations, Information and Decisions
Application deadline
Dec 15
Program duration
60 months
6
University of Chicago
Doctor of Philosophy in Management Science|Operations Management
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$26,205
Program duration
72 months
7
University of California, Los Angeles
Doctor of Philosophy in Decisions, Operations & Technology Management
Application deadline
Jan 2
Annual tuition
$36,297
Program duration
90 months
8
Carnegie Mellon University
PhD Program in Operations Management
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$47,000
Program duration
60 months
9
Duke University
PhD in Operations Management
Application deadline
Dec 15
Annual tuition
$33,940
10
Northwestern University
PhD in Operations Management
Application deadline
Dec 14
Annual tuition
$56,067
Program duration
72 months

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Rank	University	Program	Duration
#1	Harvard University	Doctor of Philosophy in Technology & Operations Management	60 months
#2	Stanford University	Doctor of Philosophy in Management Science and Engineering	60 months
#6	University of California, Berkeley	Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Project Management	84 months
#8	Yale University	Doctor of Philosophy in Operations	60 months
#8	Yale University	PhD in Organizations and Management	60 months
#10	University of Pennsylvania	Doctor of Philosophy program in Operations, Information and Decisions	60 months
#11	University of Chicago	Doctor of Philosophy in Management Science\|Operations Management	72 months
#17	University of California, Los Angeles	Doctor of Philosophy in Decisions, Operations & Technology Management	90 months
#21	Carnegie Mellon University	PhD Program in Operations Management	60 months
#22	Duke University	PhD in Operations Management
#22	Duke University	PhD program in Decision Sciences	60 months
#23	Northwestern University	PhD in Operations Management	72 months
#24	New York University	Doctor of Philosophy in Technology Management	72 months
#24	New York University	The PhD in Operations Management	72 months
#25	University of Washington	Operations Management PhD Specialization	60 months
#33	Georgia Institute of Technology	PhD in Operations Management	60 months
#35	University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill	PhD in Operations Management
#36	Washington University in St. Louis	Doctor of Philosophy in Operations and Manufacturing Management	72 months
#38	University of Wisconsin--Madison	PhD program in Operations and Information Management
#39	Purdue University--West Lafayette	Doctor of Philosophy in Supply Chain and Operations Management
#40	Pennsylvania State University--University Park	Doctor of philosophy in Supply Chain and Information System	96 months
#43	Emory University	PhD in Information Systems & Operations Management	48 months
#59	University of California--Santa Barbara	Doctor of Philosophy in Technology Management	60 months
#61	University of Rochester	Phd in Operation Management	60 months
#64	University of Maryland, College Park	PhD in Operations Management\|Management Science	60 months
#91	Michigan State University	PhD in Operations and Sourcing Management (OSM)
#95	Ohio State University--Columbus	Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Management	60 months
#126	Indiana University--Bloomington	PhD in Operations Management	60 months
#134	University of Colorado Boulder	PhD in Information Systems
#134	University of Colorado Boulder	PhD in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Operations (SEO)
#175	Arizona State University	Supply chain management,PhD	60 months
#191	University of Connecticut	PhD in Operations and Information Management	60 months
#251–300	University of Texas--Dallas	PhD in Management Science, Operations Management Concentration	60 months
#301–400	George Washington University	Doctor of Engineering in Management & Systems Engineering	72 months
#301–400	George Washington University	Doctor of Philosophy in Management & Systems Engineering	72 months
#301–400	University of California, Riverside	PhD in Operations Management	60 months
#301–400	University at Buffalo--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Management and Strategy
#301–400	University at Buffalo--SUNY	PhD in Operations Research	36 months
#401–500	Washington State University	PhD in Operations and management science concentration
#401–500	University of Delaware	PhD in Operations Research	36 months
	Binghamton University--SUNY	Doctor of Philosophy in Management (Supply Chain Management)	60 months
	Drexel University	PhD in Operations and Business Analytics	60 months
	Rochester Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering
	Southern Methodist University	Doctor of Engineering with a Major in Engineering Management
	Stevens Institute of Technology	Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Management
	Syracuse University	Doctor of Philosophy in Supply Chain Management
	University of Cincinnati	PhD in Operations, Business Analytics, and Information Systems	60 months
	University of Denver	Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (Management)	72 months
	University of Oklahoma	Doctor of Philosophy in Marketing & Supply Chain Management
	University of Oregon	Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Management	24 months

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