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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

1 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$56,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Massachusetts, there were 46 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality operations research programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the operations research program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The operations research school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree operations research students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research (Income $30-$48k) in Massachusetts

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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