by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 817 people earned their degree in ophthalmic & optometric support services, making the major the 278th most popular in the United States. In , ophthalmic & optometric support services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,012 and had an average of $10,657 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 86 ophthalmic & optometric support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,229 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ophthalmic & optometric support services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in ophthalmic & optometric support services.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region optometric support students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Essex County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 12 ’s optometric support degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Camden County College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blackwood, New Jersey. It awarded 11 ’s optometric support degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salus University landed the #3 spot on the list. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 ’s optometric support degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Erie Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Erie Community College is a medium-sized school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 12 ’s optometric support degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Raritan Valley Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Branchburg, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified ’s optometric support students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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New York City College of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York City College of Technology is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 24 ’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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SUNY College of Optometry did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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