2025 Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in New York

a master's degree in operations research is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #117 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of operations research. Combined, these schools handed out 563 master's degrees in operations research to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to operations research students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of operations research students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt operations research students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized operations research related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for operations research students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Operations Research Schools

The operations research school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in New York.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Operations Research in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in operations research.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Operations Research

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

380 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a master's degree in operations research. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in operations research from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

163 Annual Graduates

$125,810 Median Starting Salary

Cornell University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in operations research. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.

Operations Research master's degree recipients from Cornell University earn a boost of approximately $12,932 above the typical earnings of operations research majors.

More information about a master’s in operations research from Cornell University

Best Operations Research Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	248	5
Maryland	193	0
New Jersey	188	13
Delaware	109	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Operations Research

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Operations Research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Operations Research Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Operations Research	563

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	831
Computer Engineering	763
Mechanical Engineering	647
General Engineering	459
Biomedical Engineering	422
Industrial Engineering	390
Civil Engineering	309
Chemical Engineering	265
Systems Engineering	130
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	113

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.