2026 Best Value Optical Enginering Schools in Florida
[Optical Enginering](/majors/engineering/ee-electrical-engineering/laser-optical-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for optical enginering students.
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2026 Best Value Optical Enginering Schools in Florida
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
University Of Central Florida earned the #1 spot for value among optical enginering schools in Florida. Set in the suburb of Orlando, University Of Central Florida is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $6,368, compared with $22,467 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $26,880 to complete the optical enginering program here. Optical Enginering graduates of University Of Central Florida earn a median of $87,042 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $26,880 median debt. University Of Central Florida admits about 40% of applicants.
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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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