Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Optical Engineering Graduate Certificate

Optical Engineering Graduate Certificates

There are 6 schools in the United States where you can earn agraduate certificate in Optical Engineering.

Education Levels of Optical Engineering Majors

In the most recent year for which data is available, 157 degrees were awarded toOptical Engineering majors across all award levels. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in Optical Engineering at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 88
Master’s Degree 50
Doctor’s Degree 19

Earnings of Optical Engineering Majors With Graduate Certificates (All Award Levels)

Federal data tracks the median salary for graduates with agraduate certificate in Optical Engineering of $94,702 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses.

Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $82,923
4 years $94,702
5 years $107,414

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

The data on debt ranges for Optical Engineering majors who have their graduate certificate is not currently available.

There are 7 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in Optical Engineering. Learn more about the most popular below:

University of Central Florida tops the list of the most popular schools in the U.S. for Optical Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 84 people received their graduate certificate in Optical Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Optical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#2

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Optical Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 40 people received their graduate certificate in Optical Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Optical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is a popular choice for Optical Engineering majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 13 graduate certificates in Optical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Optical Engineering. During the most recent year for which we have data, 12 people received their graduate certificate in Optical Engineering from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Optical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#5

Stonehill College

Easton, MA

Stonehill College comes in at #5 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Optical Engineering. This school awarded 7 graduate certificates in Optical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth comes in at #6 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Optical Engineering. This school awarded 1 graduate certificates in Optical Engineering in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor comes in at #7 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Optical Engineering. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Optical Engineering here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Below are some popular majors similar to Optical Engineering that also offer graduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 25,975
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering, Other 434
Telecommunications Engineering 194

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 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.