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2027 Best Value Optometric Technician/Assistant Schools in Texas

[Optometric Technician/Assistant](/majors/health-care-professions/ophthalmic-optometric-support-services/optometric-technician-assistant/) 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.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value optometric technician/assistant schools.

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• Best Value Optometric Technician/Assistant Schools in Texas

2027 Best Value Optometric Technician/Assistant Schools in Texas

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the optometric technician/assistant degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Optometric Technician/Assistant Schools

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Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX

$2,424 In-State Tuition & Fees

$14,869 Avg Student Debt

$38,140 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in optometric technician/assistant, no school beat Tyler Junior College this year. Tyler Junior College is a large public school located in the city of Tyler. Students from in state pay about $2,424 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $4,536. Typical student debt for optometric technician/assistant graduates is $14,869. Early-career optometric technician/assistant graduates make about $43,348. Set against $14,869 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX

$2,490 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,376 Avg Student Debt

$43,062 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes San Jacinto Community College one of the best values for optometric technician/assistant. San Jacinto Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Pasadena. Students from in state pay about $2,490 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $6,690. Students borrow a median of $11,376 to complete the optometric technician/assistant program here. Soon after graduation, optometric technician/assistant degree recipients from San Jacinto Community College generally make around $38,107. That is a strong return on a $11,376 median debt.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.