2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optics/Optical Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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In 2019-2020, 189 people earned their degree in optics/optical sciences, making the major the 783rd most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 optics/optical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in optics/optical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality optics/optical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the optics/optical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optics/Optical Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s optics/optical sciences degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s optics/optical sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte also took the #3 spot in our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s optics/optical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

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#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York

#1 in overall quality

$50,505 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 11 doctorate’s optics/optical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505.

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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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