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CIP PROGRAM: 40.0807
Optics/Optical Sciences.

Summary: A program that focuses on the scientific study of light energy, including its structure, properties and behavior under different conditions. Includes instruction in wave theory, wave mechanics, electromagnetic theory, physical optics, geometric optics, quantum theory of light, photon detecting, laser theory, wall and beam properties, chaotic light, non-linear optics, harmonic generation, optical systems theory, and applications to engineering problems.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 35 24 106
2021 20 39 83
2022 - 41 99
2023 - 36 110
2024 - 54 132
Change -100.00% +50.00% +3.77%

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Institutions granting degrees in Optics/Optical Sciences.