2025 Best Operations Research Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in operations research sits in the middle of the road, ranking #206 out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of operations research. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 290 bachelor's degrees in operations research during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 bachelor'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 easy is it for operations research to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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 colleges for operations research students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Operations Research Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Operations Research Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Operations Research in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Operations Research

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

73 Annual Graduates

$96,377 Median Starting Salary

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

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the operations research program report average early career income of $96,377.

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

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

50 Annual Graduates

$110,457 Median Starting Salary

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

Operations Research bachelor's degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York earn a boost of approximately $8,061 above the typical income of operations research majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in operations research from Columbia University in the City of New York

Best Operations Research Colleges by State

Explore the best operations research colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	173
Pennsylvania	274	0
Maryland	207	70
New Jersey	193	54

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Rankings in Majors Related to Operations Research

Operations Research is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Operations Research Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Operations Research	290

Most Popular Majors Related to Operations Research

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	5,059
Electrical Engineering	2,301
Civil Engineering	2,070
Biomedical Engineering	1,707
Chemical Engineering	1,531
Computer Engineering	1,432
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	680
Industrial Engineering	582
General Engineering	454
Environmental Engineering	367

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.