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2023 Most Popular Operations Research Schools in New York

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$94,487 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Operations Research School for You

In 2020-2021, 526 degrees and certificates were awarded to operations research students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #42 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular Operations Research Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Operations Research program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Operations Research Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for operations research students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Operations Research at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#3

Baruch College

New York, NY

Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Baruch College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Baruch is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best operations research schools in New York. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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The excellent programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best operations research schools in New York. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Operations Research Schools in New York list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stony Brook University is a great place for operations research students. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Read full report on Operations Research at Stony Brook University

Best Operations Research Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Operations Research Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 8
Maryland 0
New Jersey 25
Delaware 0

Operations Research is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Operations Research

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 the rest 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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