2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Operations Research in Massachusetts

A master's degree in operations research is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #108 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Operations Research in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 31 master's degrees in operations research to qualified students.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for operations research.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Operations Research in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in operations research.

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

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

23 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northeastern University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in operations research. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #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

#1 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in operations research. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #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 in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Operations Research Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Operations Research Related Rankings by Major

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Operations Research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Operations Research

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering	819
Electrical Engineering	545
Mechanical Engineering	533
Systems Engineering	309
General Engineering	265
Civil Engineering	205
Other Engineering	176
Biomedical Engineering	132
Industrial Engineering	117
Chemical Engineering	93

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.