2023 Best Optics/Optical Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Optics/Optical Sciences is the 816th most popular major in the country with 196 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New York, there were 51 optics/optical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent optics/optical sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the optics/optical sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree vets studying optics/optical sciences.
Top 1 Best Optics/Optical Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Optics/Optical Sciences for a Master’s list. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s optics/optical sciences degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Rochester, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Optics/Optical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Rochester supports 11,741 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,872. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 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).
- 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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