2023 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Optometric Support” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is the 278th most popular major in the country with 960 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 New Jersey, there were 42 ophthalmic and optometric support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,512 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Optometric Support” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in ophthalmic and optometric support services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ophthalmic and optometric support services programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the ophthalmic and optometric support services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Optometric Support” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Optometric Support
The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey vets studying optometric support.
Top 2 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Camden County College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Optometric Support list. Located in Blackwood, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2020-2021.
Camden County College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 8,122 students enrolled at Camden County College were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,900. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Camden County College]](/colleges/camden-county-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Optometric Support. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Essex did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 101 of the 6,360 students enrolled at Essex County College were GI Bill® students, of which 55 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,652. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Notes and References
References
- 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.