2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

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In 2019-2020, 1,760 people earned their degree in operations research, making the major the 198th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in operations research. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality operations research programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree operations research students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

$56,719 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 8 masters’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Operations Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s operations research degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northeastern Operations Research Report

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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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