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

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 analysis found Princeton University to be the most popular school for operations research students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small 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

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular operations research schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular operations research schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for operations research students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a very large student population.

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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

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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