Top Operations Research Universities & Colleges in USA in 2026 - Fees, Requirements & Eligibility
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#17/1401 QS Ranking 2026

UC-Berkeley, Berkeley

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA11.7%Acceptance Rate
MEng Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Course duration:
9 months
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$20.8K/Yr
Living
$7.8K/Yr
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#25/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Princeton University, Princeton

8.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)New Jersey, USA5%Acceptance Rate
M.S.E Operations Research and Financial Engineering
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125TOEFL108
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Tuition:  
$66.7K/Yr
Living
$21.2K/Yr
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#68/1401 QS Ranking 2026

UT-Austin, Austin

9.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Texas, USA27%Acceptance Rate
M.S Operations Research and Industrial Engineering
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE334IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
$19.3K/Yr
Living
$17.1K/Yr
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#16/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Cornell University, Ithaca

5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate
B.S Operations Research and Engineering
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
$71.3K/Yr
Living
$18.6K/Yr
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#38/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Columbia University, New York City

7.0(Based on 22 User Reviews)New York, USA4%Acceptance Rate
B.S Operations Research - Financial Engineering
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135TOEFL5.5
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Tuition:  
$69.1K/Yr
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#82/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Pennsylvania State University, State College

10.0(Based on 18 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA54%Acceptance Rate
M.Eng Operations Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
Programs
Tuition:  
$46.8K/Yr
Living
$11.3K/Yr
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#146/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University of Southern California, Los Angeles

7.7(Based on 37 User Reviews)California, USA10%Acceptance Rate
M.S Operations Research Engineering
Course duration:
21 months
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL90
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Tuition:  
$22.3K/Yr
Living
$22.4K/Yr
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#247/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Umass-Amherst, Amherst

8.0(Based on 11 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA
M.S Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115TOEFL80PTE53
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Tuition:  
$37.3K/Yr
Living
$28.3K/Yr
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#410/1401 QS Ranking 2026

University at Buffalo, Buffalo

8.0(Based on 24 User Reviews)New York, USA74%Acceptance Rate
M.S Industrial Engineering - Operations Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE309IELTS6.5PTE55
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Tuition:  
$25K/Yr
Living
$18.1K/Yr
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#410/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland

Florida, USA54%Acceptance Rate
B.S Mechanical Engineering - Operations Research
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6
Programs
Tuition:  
$21K/Yr
Living
$10.9K/Yr
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#410/1401 QS Ranking 2026

Cornell Tech, Ithaca

8.8(Based on 1 User Reviews)New York, USA12%Acceptance Rate
M.Eng Operations Research and Information Engineering
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
Programs
Tuition:  
$71.3K/Yr
Living
$38K/Yr