Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician

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Median In-State
Public Tuition

$3,072

declining 11.3%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$18,306

growing 0%

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician and the types of students that study this field. College of Southern Nevada awards the most degrees in Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician in the US.

Tuition costs for Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician majors are, on average, $3,072 for in-state public colleges, and $18,306 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician programs are N/A institutions (N/A total). N/A

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician (2024)

College of Southern Nevada
50 degrees awarded
Hillsborough Community College
42 degrees awarded
American Career College-Los Angeles
28 degrees awarded

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$3,072

Median In-State Public

$18,306

Median Out of State Private

College of Southern Nevada has the most Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician degree recipients, with 50 degrees awarded in 2024.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Health in the United States.

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician majors need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Selection, and Operation and Control.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Repairing is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.