by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in optometric support, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for optometric support majors, UAMS came in at #2. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Arkansas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UAMS.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UAMS was $602 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $280 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,708 | $14,448 |
| Fees | $1,528 | $1,528 |
Learn more about UAMS tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the UAMS optometric support bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAMS Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in optometric support in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree in optometric support at UAMS in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ophthalmic and optometric support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 32 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2 |
| Allied Health Professions | 43 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 36 |
| Nursing | 131 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
