2024 Best Optical Enginering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Optical Enginering degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #923 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. 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 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for optical enginering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 degrees in optical enginering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Overall Optical Enginering Schools List

Pick Your Optical Enginering Degree Level

The optical enginering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Optical Enginering Schools in the Great Lakes Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Optical Enginering in the Great Lakes Region

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 optical enginering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Optical Enginering

1

Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in optical enginering needs to take a look at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a degree in optical enginering from Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology

2

University of Dayton
Dayton, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Dayton is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in optical enginering. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Dayton.More information about a degree in optical enginering from University of Dayton

Best Optical Enginering Colleges by State

Explore the best optical enginering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	9
Michigan	915	0
Indiana	737	9

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Optical Enginering Related Rankings by Major

Optical Enginering is one of 3 different types of Electrical Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Optical Enginering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	4,485
Other Electrical Engineering	21

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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