2025 Best General Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

A degree in general operations research is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #332 out of 1506 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Operations Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 852 degrees in general operations research annually.

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General Operations Research Rankings by Degree Level

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Best Schools for General Operations Research in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general operations research degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in General Operations Research

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

228 General Operations Research Degrees Awarded

Cornell University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general operations research. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.More information about a degree in general operations research from Cornell University

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

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

376 General Operations Research Degrees Awarded

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general operations research. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in general operations research from Columbia University in the City of New York

Best General Operations Research Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	686
Pennsylvania	978	8
Maryland	618	70
New Jersey	614	79
Delaware	345	0

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General Operations Research Related Rankings by Major

General Operations Research is one of 0 different types of Operations Research programs to choose from.

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.