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 Southern Methodist University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in operations research, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at SMU paid an average of $1,704 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $40,896 | $40,896 |
| Fees | $6,582 | $6,582 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that SMU offers online option in its operations research doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 60.0% of the operations research students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31.6%.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at SMU in operations research at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| 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 | 1 |
| International Students | 4 |
| 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 | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to operations research.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | 6 |
| Electrical Engineering | 4 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 10 |
*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.