This educational program focuses on the development and application of complex mathematical or simulation models to solve problems involving operational systems, where the system concerned is subject to human intervention. This program typically includes in depth instruction in advanced multivariate analysis, optimization theory and techniques, application of judgment and statistical tests, mathematical modeling, resource allocation theory, statistical analysis, control theory, and applications to specific research problems.
The colleges, universities and schools below offer majors and degree programs in Operations Research Engineering. To learn more about a specific school click on any of the links below.
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management
2950 Hobson Way, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7765
| Phone Number: | (937) 255-3636 |
| Website: | www.afit.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 826 (0 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 6 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.afit.edu/en/Admissions/index.cfm |
Bob Jones University
1700 Wade Hampton Boulavard, Greenville, SC 29614-0001
| Phone Number: | (864) 242-5100 |
| Website: | www.bju.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate’s degree 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,664 (3,750 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.bju.edu/become-a-student/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.bju.edu/become-a-student/financial/ |
| Online Application: | www.bju.edu/become-a-student/apply/ |
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
| Phone Number: | (412) 268-2000 |
| Website: | www.cmu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – other |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 11,572 (6,195 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
| Phone Number: | (216) 368-2000 |
| Website: | www.case.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 10,586 (4,525 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
West 116 St and Broadway, New York, NY 10027
| Phone Number: | (212) 854-1754 |
| Website: | www.columbia.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 25,340 (7,904 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 6 to 1 |
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
| Phone Number: | (607) 255-2000 |
| Website: | www.cornell.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 21,053 (14,336 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
One Bernard Baruch Way (55 Lexington Ave at 24th St), New York, NY 10010
| Phone Number: | (646) 312-1000 |
| Website: | www.baruch.cuny.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 20,793 (16,055 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Delaware Technical and Community College-Stanton-Wilmington
400 Stanton-Christiana Rd, Newark, DE 19702
| Phone Number: | (302) 454-3900 |
| Website: | www.dtcc.edu/stanton-wilmington/ |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 10,333 (10,333 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.dtcc.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.dtcc.edu/financialaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.dtcc.edu/onlineapplication/ |
Florida Institute of Technology
150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901-6975
| Phone Number: | (321) 674-8000 |
| Website: | www.fit.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 11,224 (7,102 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
George Mason University
4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
| Phone Number: | (703) 993-1000 |
| Website: | www.gmu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 38,257 (22,471 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 19 to 1 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
225 North Ave, Atlanta, GA 30332-0530
| Phone Number: | (404) 894-2000 |
| Website: | www.gatech.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 21,687 (14,295 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 19 to 1 |
Georgia State University
33 gilmer st, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
| Phone Number: | (404) 413-2000 |
| Website: | www.gsu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 34,550 (25,380 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 25 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.gsu.edu/es/admissions.html |
| Financial Aid: | www.gsu.edu/es/financial_aid.html |
| Online Application: | www.gsu.edu/gastate_admissions.html |
Kansas State University
Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
| Phone Number: | (785) 532-6250 |
| Website: | www.k-state.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Remote town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 26,745 (20,474 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 25 to 1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
| Phone Number: | (617) 253-1000 |
| Website: | web.mit.edu/student/ |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 10,968 (4,299 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943
| Phone Number: | (831) 656-2511 |
| Website: | www.nps.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Midsize suburb |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 3,990 (0 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.nps.edu/NewStudents/index.html |
New York University
70 Washington Sq South, New York, NY 10012-1091
| Phone Number: | (212) 998-1212 |
| Website: | www.nyu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree Doctor’s degree – other |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 48,997 (24,325 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 7 to 1 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
2101 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27695-7001
| Phone Number: | (919) 515-2011 |
| Website: | www.ncsu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 38,510 (28,365 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 19 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.ncsu.edu/future-students/admissions/index.php |
| Financial Aid: | www.fis.ncsu.edu/financial_aid/ |
| Online Application: | www.ncsu.edu/future-students/apply/index.php |
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5005
| Phone Number: | (617) 373-2000 |
| Website: | www.northeastern.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate’s degree 4-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree Doctor’s degree – other |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 31,577 (21,266 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Six Metrotech Ctr, Brooklyn, NY 11201
| Phone Number: | (718) 260-3100 |
| Website: | www.poly.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,513 (1,622 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 14 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.poly.edu/admissions |
| Financial Aid: | www.poly.edu/financialaid |
| Online Application: | www.poly.edu/admissions/undergrad/apply/applyon… |
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-0070
| Phone Number: | (609) 258-3000 |
| Website: | www.princeton.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 7,561 (4,985 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
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Bristol Community College
777 Elsbree St, Fall River, MA 02720-7395
| Phone Number: | (508) 678-2811 |
| Website: | bristolcc.edu/ |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 11,437 (11,437 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.bristolcc.edu/Enrollment_Center/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.bristolcc.edu/Enrollment_Center/financialai… |
| Online Application: | www.bristolcc.edu/Enrollment_Center/admissions/… |
Central New Mexico Community College
525 Buena Vista SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
| Phone Number: | (505) 224-3000 |
| Website: | www.cnm.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree 4-year certificate |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 38,720 (38,720 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 36 to 1 |
Community College of Rhode Island
400 East Ave, Warwick, RI 02886-1807
| Phone Number: | (401) 825-1000 |
| Website: | www.ccri.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 24,352 (24,352 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 31 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.ccri.edu/oes/admissions/admn_info.shtml |
| Financial Aid: | www.ccri.edu/OES/FA/index.shtml |
| Online Application: | www.ccri.edu/OES/admissions/ApplyOnline.shtml |
Dakota College at Bottineau
105 Simrall Blvd, Bottineau, ND 58318-1198
| Phone Number: | (701) 228-2277 |
| Website: | www.dakotacollege.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Remote rural community |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 816 (816 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 31 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.dakotacollege.edu/admissions.shtml |
| Financial Aid: | www.dakotacollege.edu/future_financialaid.shtml |
| Online Application: | app.applyyourself.com/AYApplicantLogin/Applican… |
Des Moines Area Community College
2006 Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, IA 50023-3993
| Phone Number: | (515) 964-6241 |
| Website: | www.dmacc.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 30,949 (30,949 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 92 to 1 |
| Admissions: | go.dmacc.edu/admissions/Pages/welcome.aspx |
| Financial Aid: | go.dmacc.edu/fin_aid/pages/welcome.aspx |
| Online Application: | www.dmacc.edu/applyonlinefull.asp |
Ferris State University
1201 S State St, Big Rapids, MI 49307-2251
| Phone Number: | (231) 591-2000 |
| Website: | www.ferris.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Remote town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 15,687 (13,981 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.ferris.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.ferris.edu/admissions/financialaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.ferris.edu/admissions/application/homepage.htm |
Kirkwood Community College
6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2068
| Phone Number: | (319) 398-5411 |
| Website: | www.kirkwood.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 18,930 (18,930 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.kirkwood.edu/site/index.php?t=1&d=12&p=&id= |
| Financial Aid: | www.kirkwood.edu/financialaid |
| Online Application: | www.kirkwood.edu/apply |
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295
| Phone Number: | (906) 487-1885 |
| Website: | www.mtu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Remote town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 7,610 (6,352 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.admissions.mtu.edu |
| Financial Aid: | www.mtu.edu/finaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.banweb.mtu.edu/pls/owa/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon |
North Carolina A & T State University
1601 E Market St, Greensboro, NC 27411
| Phone Number: | (336) 334-7500 |
| Website: | www.ncat.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 12,220 (10,083 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.ncat.edu/admissions.html |
| Financial Aid: | www.ncat.edu/~finaid/ |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802-1589
| Phone Number: | (814) 865-4700 |
| Website: | www.psu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 48,407 (40,792 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 18 to 1 |
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5503
| Phone Number: | (361) 825-5700 |
| Website: | www.tamucc.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 10,761 (8,476 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
| Admissions: | admissions.tamucc.edu |
| Financial Aid: | osfa.tamucc.edu |
| Online Application: | admissions.tamucc.edu/admissions_forms.html |
University of Maine
Orono, ME 4469
| Phone Number: | (207) 581-1110 |
| Website: | www.umaine.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Small suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 13,814 (11,062 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
Virginia Western Community College
3093 Colonial Ave, Roanoke, VA 24015
| Phone Number: | (540) 857-7311 |
| Website: | www.virginiawestern.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 12,676 (12,676 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 30 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.virginiawestern.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.virginiawestern.edu/finaid/ |
| Online Application: | apply.vccs.edu/ |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
83 Somerset St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1281
| Phone Number: | (732) 932-1766 |
| Website: | www.rutgers.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 41,142 (31,461 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 17 to 1 |
| Admissions: | admissions.rutgers.edu/ |
| Financial Aid: | studentaid.rutgers.edu/ |
| Online Application: | admissions.rutgers.edu/0201.asp |
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244-5040
| Phone Number: | (315) 443-1870 |
| Website: | syr.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 30,241 (23,229 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
103 South Bldg Cb 9100, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
| Phone Number: | (919) 962-2211 |
| Website: | www.unc.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 32,024 (19,316 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.admissions.unc.edu |
| Financial Aid: | studentaid.unc.edu |
| Online Application: | www.admissions.unc.edu/Apply |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
1400 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA 98195-4550
| Phone Number: | (206) 543-2100 |
| Website: | www.washington.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 49,323 (35,420 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
| Admissions: | admit.washington.edu/admission/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.washington.edu/students/osfa/ |
| Online Application: | admit.washington.edu/admission/ |
Utah State University
Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-1400
| Phone Number: | (435) 797-1000 |
| Website: | www.usu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate’s degree Bachelor’s degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master’s degree Post-master’s certificate Doctor’s degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 17,198 (15,063 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 24 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.usu.edu/admissions |
| Financial Aid: | www.usu.edu/finaid/ |
| Online Application: | www.usu.edu/admissions/applyonline/ |