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Best Schools for Operations Research in Massachusetts
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall operations research education in Massachusetts.
Top Schools in Operations Research
Our analysis ranked Massachusetts Institute Of Technology the best school in the country for a degree in operations research. Located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit university. The six-year graduation rate is 96%. 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. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology graduates carry a median of $13,516 in student loans.
See the full operations research program report for Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 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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