2025 Best General Operations Research Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on majoring in general operations research, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #332 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general operations research students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 69 degrees in general operations research to qualified students.

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• Best Overall General Operations Research Schools List

Pick Your General Operations Research Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Operations Research Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Operations Research in the New England Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general operations research degree levels they offer.

Top New England Region Schools in General Operations Research

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general operations research. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a degree in general operations research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat Northeastern University if you want to pursue a degree in general operations research. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in general operations research from Northeastern University

Best General Operations Research Colleges by State

Explore the best general operations research schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	55
Connecticut	538	43

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Operations Research

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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.