INFORMS Open Forum

It isn't every day that one see "operations research" as ranked #1 

CBS' MoneyWatch highlights a report that states the OR is ranked as the #1 highest earning major. 

 [CBS News] https://cbsn.ws/3onNOyu

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Elena Gerstmann, PhD, FASAE, CAE
Executive Director
INFORMS
egerstmann@INFORMS.org
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Kathryn Walter had already posted about it last week.  https://connect.informs.org/discussion/or-as-the-top-earning-college-major#bm2cba62db-2c06-423f-bb36-f9fa69fb8f8e 

Also, I had commented with some issues with the analysis provided.  Bottom line, the results appear to only be derived from 3 schools and we probably shouldn't put much stock in the number.  While I want the good news and like money as much as anyone else, I don't think we can ethically agree with these numbers or support the analysis as is (despite how ever much we might want to!).

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Matthew Ferguson
Senior Operations Research Analyst
United States Army Human Resources Command
Elizabethtown KY
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Excellent point @Matthew Ferguson .  Thank you for including the link to the previous discussion that had many great posts. I'm embarrassed that I missed it. 

Elena

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Elena Gerstmann
Executive Director
INFORMS
egerstmann@gmail.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-01-2023 12:07
From: Matthew Ferguson
Subject: What?! Operations Research in the #1 spot!!!

Kathryn Walter had already posted about it last week.  https://connect.informs.org/discussion/or-as-the-top-earning-college-major#bm2cba62db-2c06-423f-bb36-f9fa69fb8f8e 

Also, I had commented with some issues with the analysis provided.  Bottom line, the results appear to only be derived from 3 schools and we probably shouldn't put much stock in the number.  While I want the good news and like money as much as anyone else, I don't think we can ethically agree with these numbers or support the analysis as is (despite how ever much we might want to!).

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Matthew Ferguson
Senior Operations Research Analyst
United States Army Human Resources Command
Elizabethtown KY
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I wanted to post a news item in the magazines about the ranking until I saw the thread on the Industry Forum! Maybe the real news here is the lack of data in rankings and analyses such as this. 

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Kara Tucker
Editor
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Catonsville MD
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-01-2023 12:07
From: Matthew Ferguson
Subject: What?! Operations Research in the #1 spot!!!

Kathryn Walter had already posted about it last week.  https://connect.informs.org/discussion/or-as-the-top-earning-college-major#bm2cba62db-2c06-423f-bb36-f9fa69fb8f8e 

Also, I had commented with some issues with the analysis provided.  Bottom line, the results appear to only be derived from 3 schools and we probably shouldn't put much stock in the number.  While I want the good news and like money as much as anyone else, I don't think we can ethically agree with these numbers or support the analysis as is (despite how ever much we might want to!).

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Matthew Ferguson
Senior Operations Research Analyst
United States Army Human Resources Command
Elizabethtown KY
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