2022 Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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 “Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the New England region, there were 189 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,800 and $124,598 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 189 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in optometry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent optometry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the optometry program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The optometry 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 “Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region”.

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Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optometry in the New England Region

#1

New England College of Optometry

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$21,771 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England College of Optometry landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s optometry degrees to 139 students in 2019-2020.

New England College of Optometry also took the #1 spot in our “Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New England College of Optometry are $21,771, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New England College of Optometry Optometry Report

#2

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$23,280 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #2 spot on the list. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MCPHS University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are $23,280, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MCPHS University Optometry Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optometry

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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