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2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$42,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

Operations Research is the 198th most popular major in the country with 1,760 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, operations research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $79,967 and had an average of $28,139 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 895 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $91,225 and $41,903 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in operations research. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent operations research programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the operations research program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree operations research students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s operations research students in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

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#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s operations research degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree operations research students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 13 doctorate’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree operations research students list, Columbia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Read more about Operations Research at Columbia University in the City of New York

#3

New York University

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s operations research degrees to qualified students.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s operations research students in 2019-2020.

Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470.

Read more about Operations Research at Princeton

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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