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Best Schools for Optical Enginering in Ohio
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall optical enginering education in Ohio.
Top Schools in Optical Enginering
No school ranked higher than University Of Dayton this year for optical enginering. University Of Dayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton. The six-year graduation rate is 80%. University Of Dayton awarded about 12 optical enginering degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the optical enginering program make about $87,094 in their early career. University Of Dayton graduates carry a median of $26,625 in student loans.
Read more about the optical enginering program at University Of Dayton
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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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