Vision Science/Physiological Optics isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #869 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of vision science/physiological optics. Combined, these schools handed out 155 degrees in vision science/physiological optics to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Vision Science/Physiological Optics School
Your choice of vision science/physiological optics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for vision science/physiological optics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Vision Science/Physiological Optics Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Vision Science/Physiological Optics in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the vision science/physiological optics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Vision Science/Physiological Optics
Any student who is interested in vision science/physiological optics needs to check out University of California - Berkeley. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 vision science/physiological optics students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
University of Miami is a good choice for students interested in a degree in vision science/physiological optics. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 vision science/physiological optics students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.
Indiana University - Bloomington is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in vision science/physiological optics. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 10 vision science/physiological optics students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
Ohio State University - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in vision science/physiological optics. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 vision science/physiological optics students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in vision science/physiological optics has to take a look at University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Birmingham. This university ranks 5th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 4 vision science/physiological optics students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.
Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Forest Grove. This university ranks 1st out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 13 vision science/physiological optics students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year.
UH is a fairly large public university located in the city of Houston. This university ranks 10th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 17 vision science/physiological optics students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 76 vision science/physiological optics students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent data year.
UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Antonio. This university ranks 40th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 7 vision science/physiological optics students who graduated with this degree at UIW in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of vision science/physiological optics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for vision science/physiological optics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
