by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is the 278th most popular major in the country with 960 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, ophthalmic and optometric support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,766 and had an average of $14,879 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 86 ophthalmic and optometric support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,229 and $13,084 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in ophthalmic and optometric support services. To top this list, a school must have a successful ophthalmic and optometric support services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York City College of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s optometric support degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Camden County College landed the #2 spot on the list. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blackwood, New Jersey. It awarded 20 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Erie Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 14 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Essex County College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s optometric support degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Raritan Valley Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Raritan Valley Community College is a public institution located in Branchburg, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Salus University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salus University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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ASA College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. ASA Institute is a small school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 0 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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SUNY College of Optometry came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Optometric Support Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Optometry is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 0 ’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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