2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
41
Degrees Awarded
$37,500
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 196 people earned their degree in optics/optical sciences, making the major the 816th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 optics/optical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality optics/optical sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the optics/optical sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 “Most Veteran Friendly for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying optics/optical sciences.
Top 1 Best Optics/Optical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s optics/optical sciences degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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