by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 960 people earned their degree in ophthalmic and optometric support services, making the major the 278th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, ophthalmic and optometric support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,766 and had an average of $14,879 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 493 ophthalmic and optometric support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major” ranking, we looked at 46 colleges that offer a degree in ophthalmic and optometric support services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their ophthalmic and optometric support services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The optometric support 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major list. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is a small school located in Arecibo, that handed out 15 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s optometric support degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major list. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mayaguez, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major list. Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 25 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbia Central University - Caguas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Caguas, , this small private for-profit school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified associates’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Columbia Central University - Caguas Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking. Mercedita, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s optometric support degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Middlesex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking, coming in at #8. Middletown, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s optometric support degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full Middlesex Community College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
Reynolds Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified associates’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.
Full Reynolds Community College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking, coming in at #10. UPR Medical Sciences is a public institution located in San Juan, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full UPR Medical Sciences Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
With a ranking of #11, Volunteer State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 18 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Essex County College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking. Essex County College is a medium-sized school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 11 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Essex County College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
Camden County College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blackwood, New Jersey. It awarded 15 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Camden County College
Hillsborough Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s optometric support degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Roane State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major list. Located in Harriman, Tennessee, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.
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Erie Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 14 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Henry Ford College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s optometric support degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Raritan Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major list. Located in Branchburg, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.
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East Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking, coming in at #19. EMCC is a small school located in Scooba, Mississippi that handed out 6 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Mississippi Community College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
With a ranking of #20, Durham Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major list. This small school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #21, New York City College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major list. City Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 17 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Portland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking, coming in at #22. Portland Community College is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 23 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Portland Community College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
College of Southern Nevada did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking, coming in at #23. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s optometric support degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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Ogeechee Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major ranking. This small school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 5 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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St Philip’s College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major list. St Philip’s College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.
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