Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Operations Research Schools in Pennsylvania

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Operations Research Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$58,524 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Operations Research School for You

In 2020-2021, 8 degrees and certificates were awarded to operations research students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #285 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Operations Research Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Operations Research Colleges.

Best Operations Research School

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
$58,524 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best value school for operations research students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 a year.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our Best Operations Research Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

Full Operations Research at Carnegie Mellon University Report

Best Value Operations Research Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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 values are for the top school only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.