2026 Best Value General Operations Research Schools in Massachusetts
[General Operations Research](/majors/engineering/operations-research/general-operations-research/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general operations research education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for general operations research students.
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2026 Best Value General Operations Research Schools in Massachusetts
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general operations research degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Operations Research Schools
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology tops our 2026 list of the best value general operations research schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $62,396 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for general operations research graduates is $13,516. Soon after graduation, general operations research degree recipients from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology generally make around $113,129. Set against $13,516 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 4% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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