<p>Hey guys I was wondering if any of you have knowledge about this major or have friends majoring in operation research. If so, what kind of job can you get when you graduate with a bachelor's degree? is the bachelor's degree enough to get a good job?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>I’ve put a great deal of time researching this and I’ve come to the conclusion that it generally takes more than a bachelors. There are jobs out there with people with only a bachelors but it seems to me that a lot of companies are looking for people with at least a masters. This is mostly due to the fact that the field relies on your ability to model, and those with a graduate eduction probably know how to model better than an undergraduate.</p>
<p>I’m getting a degree in OR, and depending what you want to do, the possibilities are endless. A lot of the people who graduate with an OR degree from my school go into consulting, finance or other business-y areas, while some pursue more industrial engineering degrees. People with more advanced degrees in OR can often work outside of academia too doing research for companies like google and intel, among any others. The concepts used in OR are found everywhere, from scheduling airplanes to matching preferences, as well as many business concepts (maximizing profit with certain constraints). I have found it to be a very versatile degree, as you get both an engineering background, but also some business knowledge and my career options are plentiful (even with just a BS).</p>