2025 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
3Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
86Optometric Support Degrees Awarded
$35,459Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in ophthalmic & optometric support services, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #278 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for ophthalmic & optometric support services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 86 degrees in ophthalmic & optometric support services to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services School
Your choice of ophthalmic & optometric support services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Degree Level
The optometric support 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 the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the optometric support degree levels they offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Optometric Support
Raritan Valley Community College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in ophthalmic & optometric support services. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 27th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 15 ophthalmic & optometric support services students who graduated with this degree at RVCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Essex County College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in ophthalmic & optometric support services. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #375 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Essex is a great college overall.
There were about 12 ophthalmic & optometric support services students who graduated with this degree at Essex in the most recent year we have data available. Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services degree recipients from Essex County College earn a boost of around $2,281 above the average earnings of ophthalmic & optometric support services graduates.
New York City College of Technology is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in ophthalmic & optometric support services. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 118th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 24 ophthalmic & optometric support services students who graduated with this degree at City Tech in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, optometric support degree recipients usually make around $29,187 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of ophthalmic & optometric support services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.