2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Operations Research in the Far Western US Region

Operations Research is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #128 out of the 295 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Operations Research in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 doctor's degrees in operations research during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for operations research.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Operations Research in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in operations research.

Most Well Attended Schools for Operations Research Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in operations research needs to look into University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in operations research in California. More information about a doctorate in operations research from University of California - Berkeley

2

Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA

#2 Most Popular In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in operations research needs to take a look at Naval Postgraduate School. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in operations research from Naval Postgraduate School

Best Operations Research Colleges by State

Explore the most popular operations research colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	178	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Operations Research

Operations Research is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	441
Mechanical Engineering	282
Civil Engineering	215
Biomedical Engineering	184
Chemical Engineering	149
Materials Engineering	103
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	44
Computer Engineering	39
Agricultural Engineering	35
Other Engineering	33

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.