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2022 Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 vision science/physiological optics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in vision science/physiological optics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality vision science/physiological optics programs that also have a lower cost than 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vision science/physiological optics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Vision Science/Physiological Optics (Income $48-$75k)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s vision science/physiological optics students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Berkeley Vision Science/Physiological Optics Report

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s vision science/physiological optics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Read more about Vision Science/Physiological Optics at IU Bloomington

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s vision science/physiological optics degrees to qualified students.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Full UH Vision Science/Physiological Optics Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s vision science/physiological optics students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Vision Science/Physiological Optics Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Vision Science/Physiological Optics at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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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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