2023 Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
76
Degrees Awarded
$35,700
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Vision Science/Physiological Optics for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Vision Science/Physiological Optics is the 869th most popular major in the country with 155 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 86 vision science/physiological optics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 76 vision science/physiological optics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent vision science/physiological optics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the vision science/physiological optics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Vision Science/Physiological Optics for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Vision Science/Physiological Optics for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Vision Science/Physiological Optics for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Vision Science/Physiological Optics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s vision science/physiological optics degrees in 2020-2021.
NUS Florida also made our “Best Vision Science/Physiological Optics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 522 of the 20,888 students enrolled at NUS Florida were GI Bill® students, of which 335 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,213. In addition to receiving other benefits, 70 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NUS Florida does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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.
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