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 Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Columbia was $1,974 per credit hour 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 |
operations research who receive their master’s degree from Columbia make an average of $148,663 a year during the early days of their career. That is 44% higher than the national average of $103,000.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the operations research master’s degree program at Columbia. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
About 52.1% of the students who received their MS in operations research in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40.6%.
Around 1.8% of operations research master’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 9%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 313 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Operations Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Operations Research | 328 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to operations research.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 86 |
| Chemical Engineering | 59 |
| Civil Engineering | 113 |
| Computer Engineering | 29 |
| Electrical Engineering | 182 |
*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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