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2023 Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

3 Colleges
$38,604 Avg Salary
$22,797 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree School for You

Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is the #26 most popular major in the country with 960 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in Optometric Support Services

Our analysis found Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology to be the best school for ophthalmic and optometric support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, BFIT is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, optometric support majors at BFIT accumulate an average of around $28,127 in student debt.

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#2

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Middletown, MxCC is a public college with a small student population.

On average, optometric support graduates from MxCC take out $15,814 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Middlesex Community College

Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Rhode Island landed the # 3 spot on the list. CCRI is a large public school located in the city of Warwick.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Community College of Rhode Island Report

Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 13
Connecticut 8
Rhode Island 1

Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Optometric Support Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician 511
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist 216
Optometric Technician/Assistant 187
Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions 44
Orthoptics/Orthoptist 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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