2026 Best Value Optometry Schools in the New England Region
[Optometry](/majors/health-care-professions/optometry/) 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.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for optometry students.
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2026 Best Value Optometry Schools in the New England Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the optometry degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Optometry Schools
Leading the list is Massachusetts College Of Pharmacy And Health Sciences, our #1 best value for optometry in the New England Region. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College Of Pharmacy And Health Sciences is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $40,530 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for optometry graduates is $29,056. Soon after graduation, optometry degree recipients from Massachusetts College Of Pharmacy And Health Sciences generally make around $95,374. That is a strong return on a $29,056 median debt. Roughly 85% of applicants are accepted.
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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).
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