2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Vision Science/Physiological Optics in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 148 people earned their degree in vision science/physiological optics, making the major the 877th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 18 vision science/physiological optics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 vision science/physiological optics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the vision science/physiological optics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree vision science/physiological optics students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Vision Science/Physiological Optics in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#1 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s vision science/physiological optics students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Vision Science/Physiological Optics at University of California - Berkeley

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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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