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2022 Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” 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 South Carolina, there were 1 optics/optical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality optics/optical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the optics/optical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The optics/optical sciences 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 “Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for south carolina optics/optical sciences students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Optics/Optical Sciences in South Carolina (With Aid)

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Optics/Optical Sciences Schools in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s optics/optical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Schools in South Carolina” list. It costs about $20,008 for South Carolina Optics/Optical Sciences students with aid per year to attend Clemson.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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%.

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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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