2026 Best Value Optical Enginering Schools in New York
[Optical Enginering](/majors/engineering/ee-electrical-engineering/laser-optical-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong optical enginering education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value optical enginering schools.
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2026 Best Value Optical Enginering Schools in New York
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the optical enginering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Optical Enginering Schools
For return on investment in optical enginering, no school beat University Of Rochester this year. Located in the city of Rochester, University Of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $67,080. Optical Enginering graduates carry a median of $18,750 in student loans. Soon after graduation, optical enginering degree recipients from University Of Rochester generally make around $83,705. Set against $18,750 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 40% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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