2024 Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Operations Research is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #117 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in the New England Region to review for the 2024 Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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More Ways to Rank Operations Research Schools

The operations research school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Operations Research in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in operations research.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Operations Research

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in operations research has to look into Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.More information about a master’s in operations research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Northeastern University
Boston, MA

32 Annual Graduates

Northeastern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in operations research. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a master’s in operations research from Northeastern University

Best Operations Research Colleges by State

Explore the best operations research schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	43

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Rankings in Majors Related to Operations Research

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Operations Research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Operations Research Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Operations Research	43

Majors Similar to Operations Research

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering	954
Mechanical Engineering	641
Electrical Engineering	618
General Engineering	577
Systems Engineering	360
Civil Engineering	320
Other Engineering	309
Biomedical Engineering	242
Industrial Engineering	169
Engineering Science	107

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.