I’m looking for programs that are similar to Princeton’s ORFE and Cornell’s ORIE. Main but not necessary features are being part of the engineering department/school and utilizing computer science and statistics.
I am looking for schools less selective than Princeton, perhaps around Cornell’s overall acceptance rate. (I do understand Cornell’s acceptance varies among schools.)
Thank you in advance!
“(I do understand Cornell’s acceptance varies among schools.)”
for engineering:
http://profiles.asee.org/profiles/6574/screen/19school_name=Cornell+University
Industrial engineering degree programs are listed at http://main.abet.org/aps/Accreditedprogramsearch.aspx .
Additionally, https://www.informs.org/Build-Your-Career/INFORMS-Student-Union/ORMS-Educational-Programs/ORMS-Educational-Programs-in-the-U.S lists a large number of non-engineering-based operations research degree programs, whose curricula may vary in suitability for your interests.
Re:non-engineering programs, this one may be of interest. (You might be able to bulk up the comp. science side):
http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/
^Second MMSS for non-engineering. MMSS is an adjunct major (i.e., it needs to be with a primary major); MMSS + IE is a popular combo at Northwestern.
IE + Kellogg cert is another popular one. http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/certificate/
Some people even do IE + MMSS + Kellogg cert, taking advantage of the fact that MMSS automatically fulfills all the pre-requisites for Kellogg cert. But it may be too much if you want to leave some room for the comp science side.
@monydad @ucbalumnus Thank you so much for the links! It’ll take me some time to go through all the links (one list is pretty long, and I’m checking out each of the schools).
Re:MMSS at Northwestern, I actually looked at that already, and it seems nice, but not exactly what I’m looking for. Northwestern also has a “Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences” major, so I’ll probably apply, and if my interests change a little over time, it’s nice to know there are multiple programs I’m interested in there.
Keep the links coming, and thank you so much.
@ChaChaanTeng Assuming IE stands for Industrial Engineering, what you said is really interesting. Are there any official websites about the combo, so I can read more about it?
Also, if IE includes basic computer programming courses in its reqs (many do, I think?) then I won’t bother with extra compsci. The Financial Economics Cert seems pretty cool, on the face. I’ll look more into it later.
@monydad P.S. About Cornell’s acceptance rate, thanks for the link. I’ll actually be applying first choice to Cornell’s AEM major at the Dyson School, which has an acceptance rate of about 8%, and my secondary would be the engineering school. It’s nice to know the engineering school has an acceptance rate that is a tiny bit larger.
Dyson seems to be a really good program. From what I’ve read, the students like the program and its grads do very well.
http://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/industrial/undergraduate-program/index.html
Scroll down to the second half of the page for the list of combined / related programs.
Kellogg cert has quite a few pre-requisites because the core are all graduate courses.
I was mistaken; per MMSS website, only a couple students double major in IEMS and MMSS each year. The more popular combos are IEMS + Econ + Kellogg cert or
MMSS + Econ + Kellogg cert.
@ChaChaanTeng Thank you! If a couple of students can double major in IEMS and MMSS, I should be able to as well.
http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/program-overview/program-statistics.html shows the breakdown.
4 of the 45 in the senior class were engineering majors (likely IEMS). Note the 41% females, probably the highest among any STEM programs in the nation.
It’s gonna be pretty challenging to do. IEMS is a fairly multidisciplinary field; many schools don’t share the same core and you sorta create your own curriculum with the electives. So it’s more difficult to compare different programs. That said, the IEMS department at Northwestern is ranked in the top-5 in the nation; the education quality, course offering, and research should be fine.
But if you like math a lot and want a more tailored, structured, and in-depth training in data analytics and mathematical modeling, MMSS would provide that and complements IEMS well.
@ChaChaanTeng Yes, I was just viewing that website.
I do like math, and I believe MMSS is a more mathematical way of approaching the social sciences, while IEMS is a more mathematical way of approaching business. It fits really well for me.
By the way, do you think I should apply to MMSS for first year, and then add on IEMS, or vice versa?
MMSS is the one that needs formal application; so definitely get that done sooner rather than later, especially if you are interested in the Kellogg cert program. You can’t start the cert program until you are done with the MMSS courses. If you start MMSS during sophomore year, you would have to finish all the certificate courses (they are challenging grad level courses) while being busy with the MMSS thesis in your senior year. Also, the certificate program is supposed to help you find a summer internship at the end of your junior year. Obviously, you’d miss that option if you start the program in your senior year.
The name “Math Methods in the Social Sciences” seems to suggest that your primary major should be in social sciences. But as my link shows, it doesn’t have to be. It looks like you can have IEMS as your primary major.