2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Operations Research in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in operations research, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #108 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of operations research. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 master's degrees in operations research during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank Operations Research Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for operations research.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Operations Research in the New England Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for operations research students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Operations Research Students Working on Their Master's

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Northeastern University
Boston, MA

23 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Northeastern University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in operations research. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in operations research in Massachusetts. More information about a master’s in operations research from Northeastern University

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in operations research. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in operations research in Massachusetts. More information about a master’s in operations research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Best Operations Research Colleges by State

Explore the most popular operations research colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	215	32

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Rankings in Majors Related to Operations Research

Operations Research is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Operations Research

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering	879
Mechanical Engineering	673
Electrical Engineering	647
General Engineering	512
Systems Engineering	324
Civil Engineering	315
Biomedical Engineering	233
Other Engineering	190
Industrial Engineering	158
Chemical Engineering	99

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.