by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Operations Research. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Operations Research is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Cornell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in operations research, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Cornell was ranked #5 on College Factual's Best Schools for operations research list. It is also ranked #2 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cornell.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Cornell paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,586 | $58,586 |
| Fees | $696 | $696 |
| Books and Supplies | $990 | $990 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,756 | $15,756 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,964 | $2,964 |
Learn more about Cornell tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Operations Research students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cornell took out an average of $15,971 in student loans. That is 13% higher than the national average of $14,083.
operations research who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cornell make an average of $87,377 a year during the early days of their career. That is 28% higher than the national average of $68,450.
Cornell does not offer an online option for its operations research bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
Women made up around 46.1% of the operations research students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 39.3% of the operations research bachelor’s degrees at Cornell in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 22 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 19 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Operations Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Operations Research | 89 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to operations research.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 10 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 32 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 48 |
| Chemical Engineering | 61 |
| Civil Engineering | 37 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
