What can you do with a degree in Operations Research and Engineering?

No major exceeds the breadth of opportunities provided by Operations Research and Engineering.
ORIE students in caps and gowns smile before entering Sage Chapel for their May 2023 graduation ceremony.

You’ll find OR&E graduates working as investment bankers and in information technology offices, as well as consultants, analysts, industrial engineers and managers in a wide variety of areas. The major provides analytical tools that will allow you to seek flexible career pathways.

Career Choices of Some Recent OR&E Graduates

  • Accenture, Strategy Analyst
  • Amazon, Operations Financial Analyst
  • Atlanta Braves, Baseball Analytics Trainee
  • Barclays, Rates Trading
  • Capital One, Financial Analyst
  • Deloitte Consulting, Business Technology Analyst
  • Jane Street, Quantitative Trader
  • Johnson & Johnson, Information Technology Leadership Development
  • J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Business Analyst
  • IBM, Artificial Intelligence Engineer
  • Proctor & Gamble, Supply Chain Operations Manager
  • Rockstar Games, Data Scientist
  • SpaceX, Software Engineer
  • United Parcel Service, Industrial Engineer

Graduate School is also an Option

Many OR&E graduates continue their studies in a variety of graduate school programs, including:

  • Master of Engineering in Operations Research and Information Engineering (Cornell University)
  • Master of Professional Studies in Applied Economics and Management (Cornell University)
  • Master of Science in Financial Economics (Columbia University)
  • Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Southern California)
  • Master of Science in AI Engineering (Carnegie Mellon University)
  • Master of Science in Data Analytics (George Washington University)
  • PhD in Applied Mathematics (Brown University)
  • PhD in Management Science and Engineering (Stanford University)
  • PhD (Operations Research Center, MIT)