2026 Best Operations Research Schools in North Carolina
Operations Research programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for operations research students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Operations Research in North Carolina
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the operations research degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Operations Research
No school ranked higher than North Carolina State University At Raleigh this year for operations research. North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh. Roughly 85% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 16 operations research degrees were awarded at North Carolina State University At Raleigh in the most recent year. Graduates of the operations research program make about $59,622 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $22,113 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
