2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optics/Optical Sciences (Income Over $110k)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 189 people earned their degree in optics/optical sciences, making the major the 783rd most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 optics/optical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in optics/optical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent optics/optical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the optics/optical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The optics/optical sciences 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 Vallue Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree optics/optical sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optics/Optical Sciences (Income Over $110k)

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s optics/optical sciences degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Optics/Optical Sciences Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #2 spot on the list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s optics/optical sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Optics/Optical Sciences at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Vallue Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

Full UNM Optics/Optical Sciences Report

#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York

#1 in overall quality

$50,505 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s optics/optical sciences degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Rochester Optics/Optical Sciences Report

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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