2022 Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

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.

This year’s “Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optics/Optical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. 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. 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.

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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s optics/optical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Optics/Optical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

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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