2026 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools in Michigan
[Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist](/majors/health-care-professions/ophthalmic-optometric-support-services/ophthalmic-technician-technologist/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for ophthalmic technician/technologist students.
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2026 Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools in Michigan
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in ophthalmic technician/technologist, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist Schools
Our analysis ranked Henry Ford Community College the best value for a degree in ophthalmic technician/technologist in Michigan. Set in the city of Dearborn, Henry Ford Community College is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $3,568, with out-of-state students paying around $7,816. Students borrow a median of $18,876 to complete the ophthalmic technician/technologist program here. Early-career ophthalmic technician/technologist graduates make about $36,247. That is a strong return on a $18,876 median debt.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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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