2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Optics/Optical Sciences

A doctor's degree in optics/optical sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #236 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Optics/Optical Sciences ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 45 doctor's degrees in optics/optical sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Optics/Optical Sciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in optics/optical sciences matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Optics/Optical Sciences ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality optics/optical sciences program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for optics/optical sciences.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Optics/Optical Sciences in the United States

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in optics/optical sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Optics/Optical Sciences Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

23 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AZ

#1 Best Quality In AZ

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in optics/optical sciences has to look into University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in optics/optical sciences in Arizona.

There were about 23 optics/optical sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in optics/optical sciences from University of Arizona

2

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

University of Rochester is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in optics/optical sciences. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Rochester. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in optics/optical sciences in New York.

There were roughly 11 optics/optical sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NM

#1 Best Quality In NM

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in optics/optical sciences. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in optics/optical sciences in New Mexico.

There were about 5 optics/optical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in optics/optical sciences from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NC

#1 Best Quality In NC

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in optics/optical sciences needs to check out University of North Carolina at Charlotte. UNC Charlotte is a very large public university located in the large city of Charlotte. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in optics/optical sciences in North Carolina.

There were approximately 4 optics/optical sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Delaware State University
Dover, DE

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Del State is a small public university located in the small city of Dover.

There were about 2 optics/optical sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Del State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in optics/optical sciences from Delaware State University

6

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

#1 Most Popular In OK

Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in optics/optical sciences from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

6

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

#1 Most Popular In SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Clemson is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. More information about a doctorate in optics/optical sciences from Clemson University

6

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

#1 Most Popular In OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in optics/optical sciences from Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management

Optics/Optical Sciences by Region

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Optics/Optical Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Optics/Optical Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physics programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Physics	1,667
Other Physics	64
Acoustics	9
Atomic/Molecular Physics	5
Condensed Matter & Materials Physics	5
Nuclear Physics	4
Elementary Particle Physics	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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