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2022 Best Value Optometry Schools in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

1 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Optometry Schools in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Optometry Schools in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Optometry is the 193rd most popular major in the country with 1,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, optometry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $83,824 and had an average of $167,326 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 33 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $85,900 and $112,930 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great optometry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the optometry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Optometry Schools in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Optometry Schools in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan optometry students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Optometry in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Optometry Schools in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified ’s optometry students in 2019-2020.

Ferris also took the #1 spot in our “Best Optometry Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $12,889 for Michigan Optometry students with aid.

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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.

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