2022 Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Optics/Optical Sciences is the 783rd most popular major in the country with 189 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 116 optics/optical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 optics/optical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in optics/optical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great optics/optical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the optics/optical sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree optics/optical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optics/Optical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s optics/optical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Optics/Optical Sciences Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 5 doctorate’s optics/optical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Optics/Optical Sciences at UNM

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optics/Optical Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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