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2022 Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
539 Degrees Awarded
$43,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 895 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $91,225 and $41,903 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 539 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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.

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Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree operations research students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Operations Research in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Princeton University is located in Princeton, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s operations research degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree operations research students with aid list, Princeton has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Princeton University Operations Research Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s operations research degrees to 328 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Operations Research at Columbia

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 masters’s operations research degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Operations Research Report

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 160 masters’s operations research degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree operations research students with aid list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Operations Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Operations Research at Cornell

#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Operations Research Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s operations research students in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Operations Research at Carnegie Mellon

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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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