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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

15 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for operations research students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, operations research graduates from Columbia take out $11,863 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

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

While working on their degree, operations research majors at Cornell accumulate an average of around $15,500 in student debt.

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#3

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The excellent programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best operations research schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means United States Naval Academy is a great place for operations research students. Annapolis is a small public school located in the suburb of Annapolis.

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#5

Baruch College

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baruch College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, United States Military Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for operations research students. West Point is a small public school located in the town of West Point.

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#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. 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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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for operations research students. It came in at #9 on the list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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Best Operations Research Colleges by State

Explore the best operations research colleges 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 15 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).

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