2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Vision Science/Physiological Optics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Vision Science/Physiological Optics is the 877th most popular major in the country with 148 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 75 vision science/physiological optics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 vision science/physiological optics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in vision science/physiological optics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent vision science/physiological optics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the vision science/physiological optics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The vision science/physiological optics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vision science/physiological optics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Vision Science/Physiological Optics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s vision science/physiological optics degrees to qualified students.

UAB also made our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Vision Science/Physiological Optics at UAB

#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Nova Southeastern University is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 2 masters’s vision science/physiological optics degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242.

Full NUS Florida Vision Science/Physiological Optics Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Vision Science/Physiological Optics (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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