Cambridge, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Operations Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.6% reported program-share signal, $20,111 school-wide net price, and $143,372 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 25 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.6% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~25
- Schools with reported signal
- 28
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 4.6%
- Graduation rate
- 96.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,111/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $80,444
- Median debt
- $14,768
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $143,372/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.6%), school-wide average net price ($20,111), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($143,372), and peer averages from 28 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 28 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A+, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($4,002 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($57,903 above). Together, those evidence points place Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the top 14% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 3.8% reported share · $6,128 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.5% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 1.7% reported share · $13,481 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.4% reported share · $13,370 net A+ 
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.1% reported share · $14,355 net A 
Harvard University Cambridge, MA · 0.0% reported share · $19,066 net A Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · 2.6% reported share · $21,590 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Operations Research accounts for 0.6% of reported programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is bigger than 75% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 25 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's average net price is $20,111 per year, about $80,444 over four years. That is $4,002 below the $24,113 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $143,372 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $57,903 above the $85,469 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology #4 of 28 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.