Best Laser and Optical Engineering. Programs (2026)

All 258 Programs

Rank	School	Program Earnings	Cohort Size	Student Debt	Student GPS	Parent Debt	Parent GPS
#76	University Of California-RiversidePublic	$102,630	65	$17,500	Excellent	$18,275	Excellent
#77	University Of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPublic	$102,572	55	$24,250	Excellent	$35,031	Good
#78	University Of South FloridaPublic	$102,275	95	$17,988	Excellent	$15,541	Excellent
#79	North Carolina State University At RaleighPublic	$102,178	184	$20,121	Excellent	$23,000	Good
#80	Portland State UniversityPublic	$101,905	58	$20,500	Excellent	$18,859	Excellent
#81	Oregon Institute Of TechnologyPublic	$101,534	27	$22,500	Excellent	$22,978	Good
#82	University Of Massachusetts-AmherstPublic	$101,091	47	$22,763	Excellent	$26,243	Good
#83	University Of Massachusetts-LowellPublic	$101,054	106	$23,704	Excellent	$18,400	Excellent
#84	University Of Nebraska-LincolnPublic	$100,972	53	$21,000	Excellent	$25,798	Good
#85	Wayne State UniversityPublic	$100,944	65	$21,250	Excellent	$16,378	Excellent
#86	University Of Massachusetts-BostonPublic	$100,902	30	$21,974	Excellent	$17,163	Excellent
#87	Manhattan UniversityPrivate	$100,884	19	$26,000	Excellent	$56,630	Manageable
#88	University Of Nevada-Las VegasPublic	$100,765	38	$19,450	Excellent	$20,906	Excellent
#89	Boise State UniversityPublic	$100,680	37	$20,500	Excellent	$18,968	Excellent
#90	University Of Colorado BoulderPublic	$100,631	26	$19,500	Excellent	$46,340	Manageable
#91	University Of MainePublic	$100,593	18	$25,000	Excellent	$21,900	Good
#92	Michigan State UniversityPublic	$100,481	101	$23,250	Excellent	$37,401	Good
#93	Grand Valley State UniversityPublic	$100,456	31	$24,500	Excellent	$26,392	Good
#94	Bradley UniversityPrivate	$100,391	25	$27,000	Excellent	$41,405	Manageable
#95	University Of Alabama In HuntsvillePublic	$100,296	59	$20,705	Excellent	$20,297	Excellent
#96	University Of South AlabamaPublic	$100,166	26	$24,929	Excellent	$26,683	Good
#97	University Of South Carolina-ColumbiaPublic	$100,042	38	$21,500	Excellent	$31,393	Good
#98	The University Of Texas At ArlingtonPublic	$99,993	52	$17,527	Excellent	$12,313	Excellent
#99	Oakland UniversityPublic	$99,967	128	$22,750	Excellent	$17,858	Excellent
#100	Michigan Technological UniversityPublic	$99,848	102	$24,990	Excellent	$29,300	Good

#76University Of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA • Public

💰

$102,630Program Earnings

Cohort

$17,500

Student Debt

$18,275

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.0% burden

6.6% burden

#77University Of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA • Public

💰

$102,572Program Earnings

Cohort

$24,250

Student Debt

$35,031

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.2% burden

11.1% burden

#78University Of South Florida

Tampa, FL • Public

💰

$102,275Program Earnings

Cohort

$17,988

Student Debt

$15,541

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.1% burden

6.2% burden

#79North Carolina State University At Raleigh

Raleigh, NC • Public

💰

$102,178Program Earnings

184

Cohort

$20,121

Student Debt

$23,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.5% burden

8.0% burden

#80Portland State University

Portland, OR • Public

💰

$101,905Program Earnings

Cohort

$20,500

Student Debt

$18,859

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.5% burden

7.3% burden

#81Oregon Institute Of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR • Public

💰

$101,534Program Earnings

Cohort

$22,500

Student Debt

$22,978

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.9% burden

8.5% burden

#82University Of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA • Public

💰

$101,091Program Earnings

Cohort

$22,763

Student Debt

$26,243

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.0% burden

9.2% burden

#83University Of Massachusetts-Lowell

Lowell, MA • Public

💰

$101,054Program Earnings

106

Cohort

$23,704

Student Debt

$18,400

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.1% burden

7.8% burden

#84University Of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE • Public

💰

$100,972Program Earnings

Cohort

$21,000

Student Debt

$25,798

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.7% burden

8.9% burden

#85Wayne State University

Detroit, MI • Public

💰

$100,944Program Earnings

Cohort

$21,250

Student Debt

$16,378

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.7% burden

7.0% burden

#86University Of Massachusetts-Boston

Boston, MA • Public

💰

$100,902Program Earnings

Cohort

$21,974

Student Debt

$17,163

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.8% burden

7.3% burden

#87Manhattan University

Riverdale, NY • Private nonprofit

💰

$100,884Program Earnings

Cohort

$26,000

Student Debt

$56,630

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.6% burden

16.0% burden

#88University Of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV • Public

💰

$100,765Program Earnings

Cohort

$19,450

Student Debt

$20,906

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.4% burden

7.6% burden

#89Boise State University

Boise, ID • Public

💰

$100,680Program Earnings

Cohort

$20,500

Student Debt

$18,968

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.6% burden

7.4% burden

#90University Of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO • Public

💰

$100,631Program Earnings

Cohort

$19,500

Student Debt

$46,340

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.4% burden

12.8% burden

#91University Of Maine

Orono, ME • Public

💰

$100,593Program Earnings

Cohort

$25,000

Student Debt

$21,900

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.4% burden

8.8% burden

#92Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI • Public

💰

$100,481Program Earnings

101

Cohort

$23,250

Student Debt

$37,401

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.1% burden

11.7% burden

#93Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI • Public

💰

$100,456Program Earnings

Cohort

$24,500

Student Debt

$26,392

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.3% burden

9.7% burden

#94Bradley University

Peoria, IL • Private nonprofit

💰

$100,391Program Earnings

Cohort

$27,000

Student Debt

$41,405

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.8% burden

13.1% burden

#95University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Huntsville, AL • Public

💰

$100,296Program Earnings

Cohort

$20,705

Student Debt

$20,297

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.7% burden

7.8% burden

#96University Of South Alabama

Mobile, AL • Public

💰

$100,166Program Earnings

Cohort

$24,929

Student Debt

$26,683

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.4% burden

9.8% burden

#97University Of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC • Public

💰

$100,042Program Earnings

Cohort

$21,500

Student Debt

$31,393

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.8% burden

10.2% burden

#98The University Of Texas At Arlington

Arlington, TX • Public

💰

$99,993Program Earnings

Cohort

$17,527

Student Debt

$12,313

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.1% burden

5.6% burden

#99Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI • Public

💰

$99,967Program Earnings

128

Cohort

$22,750

Student Debt

$17,858

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.0% burden

7.7% burden

#100Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI • Public

💰

$99,848Program Earnings

102

Cohort

$24,990

Student Debt

$29,300

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.4% burden

10.4% burden

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