2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Vision Science/Physiological Optics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 148 people earned their degree in vision science/physiological optics, making the major the 877th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 75 vision science/physiological optics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 vision science/physiological optics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in vision science/physiological optics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent vision science/physiological optics 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 vision science/physiological optics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Vision Science/Physiological Optics (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UAB Vision Science/Physiological Optics Report

#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Vision Science/Physiological Optics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s vision science/physiological optics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NUS Florida, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242.

Read full report on Vision Science/Physiological Optics at Nova Southeastern University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Vision Science/Physiological Optics (Income $0-$30k)

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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