隨著大數據在各個行業的普及，數據分析和應用成為炙手可熱的崗位.然而,當大眾的目光都聚集在Business Analytics，Data Science等新興的專業方向的時候，有一個悶聲發大財的專業更值得大家關注，那就是數學、工程與計算機的另外一個結合體，也是BA，Management Science類項目之母：運籌學
Operations Research誕生於二戰，運籌學的優化和隨機模型成功幫助英軍知己知彼，運籌帷幄。如今在商業戰場硝煙四起的年代，同樣適用。
運籌學究竟研究什麼？該學科是一門應用數學學科，充分利用各類數學模型和統計分析學的知識當法，去尋找複雜問題裡面最優或近似最優的解答。常設於工學院或商學院下的STEM項目。
按照梯隊和項目成熟度進行分類介紹
Tier 1
1. MIT S.M. in Operations Research
2. Stanford M.S. in Management Science and Engineering
3. Cornell Ithaca M.Eng. in Operations Research and Information Engineering
4. Cornell Tech M.Eng. in Operations Research and Information Engineering
5. UC Berkeley M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
6. Columbia M.S. in Operations Research
Tier2
7. University of Pennsylvania M.Eng. in System Engineering
8. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor M.Eng. in Operations Research
9. UT Austin M.S. in Operations Research
10. Georgia Tech M.S. in Operations Research
