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Columbia University in the City of New York PhD in Operations Research

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The 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 Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in operations research, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Operations Research from Columbia Cost?

$51,194 Average Tuition and Fees

Columbia Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Columbia paid an average of $1,974 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $49,024 $49,024
Fees $2,170 $2,170

Does Columbia Offer an Online PhD in Operations Research?

Online degrees for the Columbia operations research doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.

Columbia Doctorate Student Diversity for Operations Research

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
15.4% Women
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 13 doctor’s degrees in operations research handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in operations research in 2019-2020, 15.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 31.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Columbia in operations research at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Operations Research Focus Areas at Columbia

Operations Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Operations Research 13

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Related Major Annual Graduates
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Chemical Engineering 10
Civil Engineering 8
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*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.

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