by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Operations Research is the 203rd most popular major in the country with 1,698 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, operations research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $84,787 and had an average of $14,538 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 98 operations research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in operations research. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in operations research.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region operations research students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Coast Guard Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 43 ’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified ’s operations research students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Operations Research Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 23 ’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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