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2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,521 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,087 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 31 degrees and certificates were awarded to ophthalmic and optometric support services students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Optometric Support Services Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New York 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in New York

Check out the optometric support programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Optometric Support Services

$7,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named New York City College of Technology the best value school in New York for ophthalmic and optometric support services students. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at City Tech are $7,320 per year.

Read full report on Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at New York City College of Technology

#2

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY
$5,722 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Erie Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Erie Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,722 in in-state 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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Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 4
New Jersey 35

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, ophthalmic and optometric support services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Optometric Support Concentrations

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 2 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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