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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Operations Research Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Operations Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Operations Research program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Operations Research Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in operations research at Princeton, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Women make up 56% of the operations research majors at the school.

Full Operations Research at Cornell University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Operations Research at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular operations research schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Full Operations Research at New York University Report

With a ranking of #6, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for operations research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Operations Research at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

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

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 6 schools 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.

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