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Best Schools for Operations Research in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall operations research education in the Southeast Region.
Top Schools in Operations Research
Our analysis ranked Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus the best school in the country for a degree in operations research. This very large public university is located in the city of Atlanta. Roughly 94% of students complete a degree within six years here. Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus awarded about 42 operations research degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their operations research degree from Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus earn around $83,560 in the first couple years of their career. Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus graduates carry a median of $24,323 in student loans.
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Students looking for a strong operations research program will find one at North Carolina State University At Raleigh, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a very large public institution. North Carolina State University At Raleigh graduates 85% of students within six years. There were roughly 16 operations research students who graduated with this degree at North Carolina State University At Raleigh in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, operations research degree recipients from North Carolina State University At Raleigh generally make around $59,622. North Carolina State University At Raleigh graduates carry a median of $22,113 in student loans.
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Students looking for a strong operations research program will find one at Florida Institute Of Technology, which ranked #3. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit university. Florida Institute Of Technology graduates 62% of students within six years. Florida Institute Of Technology awarded about 15 operations research degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, operations research degree recipients from Florida Institute Of Technology generally make around $69,878. Students borrow a median of $32,114 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 6 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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