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Best Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Colleges
$94,487 Avg Salary
$13,682 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Operations Research School for You

Operations Research is the #201 most popular major in the country with 1,698 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for operations research majors pursuing a .

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Operations Research

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for operations research students. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, operations research graduates from Columbia carry an average student debtload of $11,863.

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#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

The average amount in student loans that operations research majors at Cornell take out is $15,500.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Best Operations Research Colleges by State

Explore the best operations research schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 8
New York 699
Maryland 70
New Jersey 79
Delaware 0

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Operations Research is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Operations Research

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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