Difference between major in Operations Research and Engineering Management Systems

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>What are the differences between Operations Research and Engineering Management Systems in terms of job prospects, pay, difficulty, skills, etc?</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>So there are three majors, all derivatives of Operations Research (or itself)
Operations Research (OR)
OR: Engineering Management Systems (OREMS)
OR: Financial Engineering (ORFE)</p>

<p>OR: Basically FE without the Econ Minor. Has the fewest amount students studying it. (~10 in a given class year)
EMS: FE without some of the harder classes (Intro FE, Asset Allocation, etc.) Has the most people studying. It the is “easiest” major in SEAS, but still harder than CC’s Financial Economics Major by many times (~55 in a given class year).
FE: “Most Prestigious,” but also the one that will kill your grade. Usually has ~20 students and is the hardest major. Not worth it unless you want a technical background for trading and a lot of students who into trading don’t even have this major. Not really worth it for the name; most students discover this.</p>