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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at MIT paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,450 | $53,450 |
| Fees | $3,269 | $3,269 |
Online degrees for the MIT 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 MIT Online Learning page.
About 40.0% of the students who received their PhD in operations research in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in operations research at MIT in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 4%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| 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 | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Operations Research students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Operations Research | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to operations research.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 19 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 22 |
| Chemical Engineering | 35 |
| Civil Engineering | 9 |
| Electrical Engineering | 44 |
*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.