Best Operations Research colleges in the U.S. 2025

Best Operations Research colleges in the U.S. for 2025

Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers 2 Operations Research degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 23 Operations Research students graduated with students earning 16 Doctoral degrees, and 7 Master's degrees.

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Cornell University offers 3 Operations Research degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city. In 2023, 245 Operations Research students graduated with students earning 163 Master's degrees, 73 Bachelor's degrees, and 9 Doctoral degrees.

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Northwestern University offers 2 Operations Research degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city. In 2023, 3 Operations Research students graduated with students earning 2 Master's degrees, and 1 Doctoral degree.

University of California-Berkeley offers 3 Operations Research degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2023, 266 Operations Research students graduated with students earning 194 Master's degrees, 63 Bachelor's degrees, and 9 Doctoral degrees.

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Columbia University in the City of New York offers 4 Operations Research degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 456 Operations Research students graduated with students earning 380 Master's degrees, 50 Bachelor's degrees, 16 Doctoral degrees, and 10 Certificates.

Carnegie Mellon University offers 3 Operations Research degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 8 Operations Research students graduated with students earning 5 Master's degrees, and 3 Doctoral degrees.

University of Southern California offers 1 Operations Research degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 21 Operations Research students graduated with students earning 21 Master's degrees.

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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus offers 2 Operations Research degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 76 Operations Research students graduated with students earning 59 Master's degrees, and 17 Doctoral degrees.

Rice University
Houston, TX

Rice University offers 2 Operations Research degree programs. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 15 Operations Research students graduated with students earning 13 Master's degrees, and 2 Bachelor's degrees.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers 1 Operations Research degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2023, 34 Operations Research students graduated with students earning 34 Master's degrees.

List of all Operations Research colleges in the U.S.

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
5/5
9 : 1 11,920
Cornell University Logo Cornell University Ithaca, NY
5/5
13 : 1 26,264
Northwestern University Logo Northwestern University Evanston, IL
5/5
15 : 1 23,203
University of California-Berkeley Logo University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA
3/5
23 : 1 45,699
Columbia University in the City of New York Logo Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
5/5
21 : 1 35,279