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

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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 Southeast region, there were 87 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 3 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$22,588 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 15 masters’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Tech are $22,588, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida Tech Operations Research Report

#2

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$31,334 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s operations research degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334.

Read full report on Operations Research at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 18 masters’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Carolina State University Operations Research Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research

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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