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#5/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

UC-Berkeley, Berkeley

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA11.7%q8kmCZ
MEng Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Course duration:
9 months
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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$20.8K/Yr
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$7.8K/Yr
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#16/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

7.2(Based on 9 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA12%q8kmCZ
M.S Mechanical Engineering - Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS7.5
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$61.5K/Yr
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$15.4K/Yr
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#15/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

Princeton University, Princeton

8.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)New Jersey, USA5%q8kmCZ
M.S.E Operations Research and Financial Engineering
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125TOEFL108
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J9uNHw:  
$66.7K/Yr
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$21.2K/Yr
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#19/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

Umich-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor

9.7(Based on 17 User Reviews)Michigan, USA16%q8kmCZ
M.S Engineering Education Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL75PTE52
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$106.5K/Yr
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$21K/Yr
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#24/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

UT-Austin, Austin

9.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Texas, USA27%q8kmCZ
MS Operations Research and Industrial Engineering
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL79
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$27.4K/Yr
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$17.1K/Yr
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#21/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

Cornell University, Ithaca

5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%q8kmCZ
BS Operations Research and Engineering
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130TOEFL5.5
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$71.3K/Yr
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$18.6K/Yr
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#27/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

Columbia University, New York City

7.0(Based on 22 User Reviews)New York, USA4%q8kmCZ
B.S Operations Research - Financial Engineering
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135TOEFL5.5
t/7Ax5
J9uNHw:  
$69.1K/Yr
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#53/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

Pennsylvania State University, State College

4.7(Based on 19 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA54%q8kmCZ
MEng Operations Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL4.5
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$50.6K/Yr
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$11.3K/Yr
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#79/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

University of Southern California, Los Angeles

7.7(Based on 37 User Reviews)California, USA10%q8kmCZ
MS Operations Research Engineering
Course duration:
21 months
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL4.5PTE61
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$32.9K/Yr
lpofqY
$22.4K/Yr
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#67/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

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
t/7Ax5
J9uNHw:  
$38K/Yr
lpofqY
$28.3K/Yr
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#95/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

Arizona State University, Tempe

9.3(Based on 73 User Reviews)Arizona, USA90%q8kmCZ
M.S Human System Engineering (User Experience Research)
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo105TOEFL80PTE60
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$31.9K/Yr
lpofqY
$19K/Yr
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#143/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

University at Buffalo, Buffalo

9.3(Based on 25 User Reviews)New York, USA74%q8kmCZ
M.S Industrial Engineering - Operations Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE309IELTS6.5PTE55
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$25K/Yr
lpofqY
$18.1K/Yr
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#266/370 Collegedunia Study Abroad Ranking 2026(Engineering)

Mississippi State University, Mississippi State

Mississippi, USA76%q8kmCZ
B.S Chemical Engineering - Research/Development
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
SAT1180TOEFL71
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$27.6K/Yr
lpofqY
$9.6K/Yr
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Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland

Florida, USA54%q8kmCZ
B.S Mechanical Engineering - Operations Research
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$21K/Yr
lpofqY
$10.9K/Yr
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#1201/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Engineering)

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

6.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)North Carolina, USA20%q8kmCZ
M.S Clinical Research & Product Development
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7PTE54
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$20.2K/Yr
lpofqY
$10.5K/Yr
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College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania, USA10%q8kmCZ
M.S Mechanical Engineering - Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS7.5
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$61.5K/Yr
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Cornell Tech, Ithaca

8.8(Based on 1 User Reviews)New York, USA12%q8kmCZ
M.Eng Operations Research and Information Engineering
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
+DmLct
J9uNHw:  
$73.9K/Yr
lpofqY
$38K/Yr