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2022 Best Value Colleges for Laser & Optical Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$9,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Laser and Optical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 153 people earned their degree in laser and optical technology/technician, making the major the 994th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 11 laser and optical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent laser and optical technology/technician 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 laser and optical technology/technician 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Laser & Optical Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Laser and Optical Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas State Technical College is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 ’s laser and optical techn degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Laser & Optical Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,067 for Southwest Region Laser and Optical Tech students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend TSTC.

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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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