You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in laser & optical technology. It is ranked #1025 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for laser & optical technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 181 degrees in laser & optical technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Laser & Optical Technology School
The laser and optical tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Laser & Optical Technology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Laser & Optical Technology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Laser & Optical Technology Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Laser & Optical Technology 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 laser and optical tech degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is difficult to beat Springfield Technical Community College if you want to pursue a degree in laser & optical technology. Located in the city of Springfield, STCC is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #912 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means STCC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 8 laser & optical technology students who graduated with this degree at STCC in the most recent data year.
Indian Hills Community College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in laser & optical technology. IHCC is a small public college located in the remote town of Ottumwa. This college ranks 36th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 27 laser & optical technology students who graduated with this degree at IHCC in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Monroe Community College if you want to pursue a degree in laser & optical technology. Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Rochester. This college ranks 106th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 41 laser & optical technology students who graduated with this degree at Monroe Community College in the most recent data year.
Montana State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in laser & optical technology. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Bozeman. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 laser & optical technology students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman 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).