2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Operations Research in Texas

A master's degree in operations research is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #108 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of operations research. Combined, these schools handed out 13 master's degrees in operations research to qualified students.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Operations Research in Texas

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Operations Research Students Working on Their Master's

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Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Southern Methodist University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in operations research. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in operations research in Texas. More information about a master’s in operations research from Southern Methodist University

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Rice University
Houston, TX

Rice University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in operations research. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston. More information about a master’s in operations research from Rice University

Best Operations Research Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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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 Majors Related to Operations Research

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	672
Mechanical Engineering	478
Civil Engineering	409
Industrial Engineering	370
Computer Engineering	347
Biomedical Engineering	187
General Engineering	147
Systems Engineering	143
Petroleum Engineering	98
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	87

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.