The Master of Science in Systems Management with a concentration in Operations Research degree program is designed for professionals seeking a degree that prepares them with specific skills and competencies in systems management and operations research. The core competencies in a systems management operations research masters include corporate finance, managerial statistics, organizational behavior, systems analysis and modeling and other topics related to systems management. The concentration in operations research focuses on reliability analysis, mathematical programming and other topics related to operations research.

The objective of the systems management operations research masters degree program is to meet the growing demand for systems management skills among private, public and military sectors. There are several career paths for individuals who earn a systems management operations research masters, including information systems director, programmer analyst, systems and program manager, systems analyst and other fields related to systems management.