Operations Research
499 students earn a operations research credential each year across 13 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $96,377
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $151,071
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Bachelor's programs — 11 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York50$110,4571 year out$199,865—2Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey77$100,3541 year out——3Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York73$96,3771 year out$151,071$15,0004University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California63$88,6851 year out——5Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas44$72,6581 year out$123,913$20,5006California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California—$53,6771 year out$77,841$15,0007United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland76—1 year out——8United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, Colorado26—1 year out——9United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, Connecticut20—1 year out——10United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York14—1 year out——11Rice UniversityHouston, Texas2—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 2 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).