Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Doctor's Degree in Optical Enginering

Doctor’s Degrees in Optical Enginering

20 Yearly Graduations
20% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2 colleges and univerities across the nation that offer a doctor's degree in optical enginering. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 5% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 65.0% of optical enginering graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Optical Enginering Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 20 people earned their doctor's degree in optical enginering. This earns it the #347 spot on the list of the most popular doctor's degree programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in optical enginering at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 65
Master’s Degree 28
Doctor’s Degree 20
Basic Certificate 2

Earnings of Optical Enginering Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for optical enginering students who are doctor's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue doctor's degrees in optical enginering. About 80.0% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 16
Women 4
undefined

The racial-ethnic distribution of optical enginering doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 0
undefined

There are 2 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in optical enginering. Learn more about the most popular 2 below:

#1

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida
21 Yearly Graduations
16% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for optical enginering students seekinga doctor's degree is University of Central Florida. Roughly 71,800 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $4,478 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $6,916 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 21 people received their doctor's degree in optical enginering from UCF. About 16% of this group were women, and 5% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio
1 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

University of Dayton is the 2nd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a doctor's degree in optical enginering. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $47,600 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $18,990 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their doctor's degree in optical enginering from UDayton.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to optical enginering that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering 2,142

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.