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

Operations Research is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #117 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of operations research. Combined, these schools handed out 580 master's degrees in operations research to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on operations research students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other operations research students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for operations research to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized operations research related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Operations Research Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in operations research.

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

1

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

380 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in operations research. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.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 a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in operations research. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Master's recipients from the operations research degree program at Cornell University earn $12,932 more than the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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

Best Operations Research Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	494
Pennsylvania	248	5
Maryland	193	0
New Jersey	188	13
Delaware	109	0

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Operations Research Related Rankings by Major

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

Operations Research Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Operations Research	580

Majors Similar to Operations Research

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	2,147
Mechanical Engineering	1,548
Computer Engineering	1,274
Biomedical Engineering	1,143
General Engineering	916
Systems Engineering	776
Civil Engineering	727
Chemical Engineering	588
Industrial Engineering	533
Robotics Engineering	269

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.