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2023 Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Associate Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, ophthalmic & optometric support services was ranked #45 in the country. In fact 817 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
Today's trade school 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Optometric Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree 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 Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the optometric support associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Optometric Support Services
Our 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at San Jacinto Community College
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St Philip’s College is a great value for ophthalmic & optometric support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St Philip's College is a public college with a large student population.
St Philip’s College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,272 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges by State
Explore the best ophthalmic & optometric support services schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 10 |
Texas | 50 |
Oklahoma | 33 |
New Mexico | 7 |
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Related Majors for Optometric Support
One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, ophthalmic & optometric support services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Optometric Support Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 88,600 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
Allied Health Professions | 83,905 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 83,587 |
Health Sciences & Services | 36,762 |
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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