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2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
539 Degrees Awarded
$43,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master's 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 539 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the operations research program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 160 masters’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree operations research students list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Operations Research Master’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 Cornell University are $30,042.

Read more about Operations Research at Cornell University

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 masters’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Operations Research Master’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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Operations Research Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 328 masters’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Operations Research at Columbia University in the City of New York

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s operations research students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Operations Research Master’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.

Full Carnegie Mellon Operations Research Report

#5

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s operations research degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Princeton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Princeton Operations Research Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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