In addition to meeting application requirements, you’ll have to consider how much it will cost to study at your dream school. Colleges and universities offer scholarships and financial aid, as do corporations, associations, and the government. You might be surprised by the options you discover. To help you get a sense of your baseline education costs, here are the typical tuition rates for an optical sciences degree:

average yearly tuition as per the most recent US census data
$ 11,877 per year
Average in-state tuition in 2017

41% above average compared to other degrees

$ 35,307 per year
Average out-of-state tuition in 2017

76% above average compared to other degrees

$ 52,020 per year
Average private tuition in 2017

61% above average compared to other degrees

What do optical sciences graduates earn?

Optical sciences students make an average of $78,843 per year after graduation. This is 18% above average compared to other undergraduate degrees.

$ 78,843 per year
Average graduate salary in 2017

Top 75% of degrees

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% of people underpaid in 2019

0% above average compared to other degrees

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