The University of Texas at Austin, founded in 1883, is a research school in the state capital of Austin. The university's engineering school offers a program in operations research and industrial engineering, which was introduced in 1963. Both master of science and doctoral degrees are available for the discipline. The required classes include linear programming, mathematical statistics, decision analysis and applied probability.
North Carolina State University is a state research institution in the state capital of Raleigh. The school's engineering division features an operations research program with an interdisciplinary focus, integrating elements of economics, engineering, the physical sciences and math. Both master's and doctoral degrees are available. The diverse academic curriculum consists of classes such as integer programming, stochastic modeling, graph theory and network flows.
Cornell University is an independent Ivy League institution located in Ithaca, in upstate New York. The university's information engineering and operations research division aims to enhance the discipline by collaborative efforts, alongside industry, scientific discovery and educational outreach. Undergraduate and graduate degrees are both granted, as are Ph.D.s. The program's research is centered around subjects including optimization, data mining, applied probability and statistics.
The University of California Berkeley is a research institution in Northern California's city of Berkeley. It features a department of operations research and industrial engineering, the main goal of which is to provide students with extensive knowledge regarding the creative and developmental methods for solving qualitative, efficiency and economic issues. The program aims to prepare its students for careers in fields such as finance, communications, transportation, manufacturing and medicine.