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2026 Highest Paid Operations Research Grads in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Operations Research](/majors/engineering/operations-research/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The schools below stand out for the salaries their operations research graduates go on to command.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their operations research graduates.

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• Highest Paid Operations Research Grads in the Middle Atlantic Region

2026 Highest Paid Operations Research Grads in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below are the schools whose operations research graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Operations Research Graduates

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Columbia University In The City Of New York
New York, NY

$199,865 Average Early-Career Salary

Columbia University In The City Of New York earned the #1 spot for highest-paid operations research graduates in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit institution. Operations Research graduates of Columbia University In The City Of New York earn a median of about $199,865 a year early in their careers.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

$151,071 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at Cornell University earned it the #2 place for operations research. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. After graduating, operations research degree recipients from Cornell University typically earn about $151,071 annually.

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

$100,354 Average Early-Career Salary

Princeton University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in operations research, landing the #3 spot this year. Princeton University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton. Operations Research graduates of Princeton University earn a median of about $100,354 a year early in their careers.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their operations research graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.