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Best Schools for Operations Research in the New England Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the operations research degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Operations Research
No school ranked higher than Massachusetts Institute Of Technology this year for operations research. This large private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Cambridge. Roughly 96% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 16 operations research students who graduated with this degree at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, operations research degree recipients from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology generally make around $113,129. Typical student debt for the program is $13,516.
Get the full operations research details for Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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