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2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$42,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Operations Research is the 198th most popular major in the country with 1,760 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, operations research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $79,967 and had an average of $28,139 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 895 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $91,225 and $41,903 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in operations research. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent operations research programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the operations research program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Princeton University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Princeton, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also made our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Princeton University Operations Research Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s operations research students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Read more about Operations Research at Columbia

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 11 doctorate’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell Operations Research Report

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 doctorate’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree operations research students whose families make $30-$48k list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Carnegie Mellon Operations Research Report

#5

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #5 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 1 doctorate’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Operations Research Report

#6

New York University

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

New York University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Operations Research at New York University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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