2025 Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a master's degree in operations research is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #117 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for operations research students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 98 master's degrees in operations research to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to operations research students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of operations research students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt operations research students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized operations research related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for operations research students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Operations Research Schools

The operations research school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Operations Research in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in operations research.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Operations Research

1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

59 Annual Graduates

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in operations research. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in operations research from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

25 Annual Graduates

North Carolina State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in operations research. NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.More information about a master’s in operations research from North Carolina State University

Best Operations Research Colleges by State

Explore the best operations research colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	20
Georgia	190	37
North Carolina	178	17
Arkansas	121	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Operations Research

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Operations Research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Operations Research Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Operations Research	98

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	1,432
Mechanical Engineering	1,108
Civil Engineering	840
Computer Engineering	763
General Engineering	712
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	688
Biomedical Engineering	582
Industrial Engineering	541
Systems Engineering	473
Other Engineering	356

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.