The Optometric Support Major at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

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Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a optometric support school? To help you decide if Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's optometric support program.

BFIT is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 463 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 13 students received their associate's degree in optometric support.

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.

BFIT Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Optometric Support

BFIT Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Rankings

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Optometric Support Student Demographics at BFIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the optometric support majors at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology.

BFIT Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate’s Program

77% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of optometric support associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in optometric support only graduates about 22% men each year. The program at BFIT may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology with a associate's in optometric support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services

The following optometric support concentations are available at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician	13

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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 MA, the home state for Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Dispensing Opticians	1,680	$60,240

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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