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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in operations research. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great operations research programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It awarded 10 doctorate’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470.

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#2 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the 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 took the #2 spot in our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s operations research students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #3 spot in our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.

Full Cornell Operations Research Report

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 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 University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Operations Research Report

#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s operations research students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Operations Research at Carnegie Mellon University

#6

New York University

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s operations research degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Operations Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

Full NYU 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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