by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 69 ophthalmic and optometric support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,248 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 20 ophthalmic and optometric support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ophthalmic and optometric support services. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in ophthalmic and optometric support services.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Henry Ford College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.
Full Henry Ford College Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Cuyahoga Community College District is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Cuyahoga Community College District
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in North Canton, Ohio, and it awarded 3 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Stark State College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s optometric support degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Ivy Tech Community College
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Triton College landed the #5 spot on the list. Triton College is a medium-sized school located in River Grove, Illinois that handed out 1 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Triton College
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 0 associates’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Report
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