Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences

If you are interested in studying ophthalmic and optometric support services, you may want to check out the program at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UPR Medical Sciences is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and approximately 2,218 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

UPR Medical Sciences Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Optometric Support

UPR Medical Sciences Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Rankings

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Optometric Support Student Demographics at UPR Medical Sciences

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the optometric support majors at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences.

UPR Medical Sciences Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of optometric support associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in optometric support only graduates about 22% men each year. The program at UPR Medical Sciences may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

UPR Medical Sciences does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in optometric support graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences with a associate's in optometric support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services

If you plan to be a optometric support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist	8

Related Majors

• Communication Sciences
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Optometric Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in optometric support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Roca Ruiz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.