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2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$9,132 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,229 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for optometric support students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for optometric support majors pursuing a .

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Optometric Support Services

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ
$3,744 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Camden County College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Camden County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,744 in tuition and fees each year.

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$6,912 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Raritan Valley Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

RVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,912 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Essex County College

Newark, NJ
$8,966 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Essex is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Newark.

Essex undergraduate students pay an average of $8,966 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Essex County College Report

#4

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

The excellent programs at Salus University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best ophthalmic and optometric support services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elkins Park.

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$15,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York City College of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. City Tech is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

City Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $15,270 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY
$10,769 Average Tuition & Fees

Erie Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Erie Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,769 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that optometric support majors at Erie Community College take out is $13,084.

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#7

Polytech Adult Education

Woodside, DE

Polytech Adult Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Woodside, Polytech Adult Education is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 31
Pennsylvania 4
New Jersey 35

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 7 schools only.

  • 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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