by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 308 ophthalmic and optometric support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,456 and $17,976 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ophthalmic and optometric support services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in ophthalmic and optometric support services.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Volunteer State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region list. Volunteer State Community College is a public institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. HCC is a fairly large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 60 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roane State Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Harriman, Tennessee, and it awarded 10 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Roane State Community College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region list. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Durham Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Durham Technical Community College is a small school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 18 ’s optometric support degrees 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.
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Ogeechee Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Ogeechee Technical College is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.
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Palm Beach State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lake Worth, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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Miami Dade College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 10 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UAMS is a small public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 1 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Broward College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Broward College is a large public school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 16 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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Daytona State College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region list. Daytona State College is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.
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Georgia Piedmont Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small school located in Clarkston, Georgia that handed out 24 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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