by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Optometry Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Optometry is the 194th most popular major in the country with 1,822 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, optometry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $88,635 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 190 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,650 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Optometry Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in optometry. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in optometry.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Optometry Major in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region optometry students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Optometry Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England College of Optometry landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 137 diplomas to qualified ’s optometry students 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Optometry Major in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s optometry degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies