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#1Duke University logo

Duke University, Durham

North Carolina, Usa4.8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $64.5K/YrLiving$17.7K/YrAdmission M.S Electrical and Computer Engi...Duolingo125IELTS7$62.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.3/10(11 Users)Ranked 38 by ARWU in 2022
#2University of Central Florida logo

University of Central Florida, Orlando

Florida, Usa43%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.5K/YrLiving$9.8K/YrAdmission M.S Optics and PhotonicsDuolingo120IELTS6.5$21.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.7/10(21 Users)Ranked 201 by ARWU in 2022
#3Lehigh University logo

Lehigh University, Bethlehem

Pennsylvania, Usa29%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $46.3K/YrLiving$13.1K/YrAdmission M.S Photonics$46.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.7/10(4 Users)Ranked 601 by THE in 2026Ranked 668 by QS in 2026
#4UA-Fayetteville logo

UA-Fayetteville, Fayetteville

Arkansas, Usa71.7%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $49K/YrLiving$10.7K/YrAdmission M.S Microelectronics - PhotonicsDuolingo110TOEFL79PTE58$49K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.8/10(1 User)
#5Oklahoma State University logo

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

Oklahoma, Usa70.9%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $20.8K/YrLiving$8.9K/YrAdmission M.S Physics - PhotonicsGRE310TOEFL90$20.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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9.7/10(5 Users)
#6Michigan Technological University logo

Michigan Technological University, Houghton

Michigan, Usa74%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $42.7K/YrLiving$10.5K/YrAdmission B.S Electrical Engineering: Phot...Duolingo110IELTS6.5PTE53$42.7K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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8.7/10(4 Users)Ranked 901 by QS in 2026Ranked 801 by ARWU in 2022
#7University of Alabama-Huntsville logo

University of Alabama-Huntsville, Huntsville

Alabama, Usa76%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.4K/YrLiving$9.7K/YrAdmission M.S Optics and Photonics Technol...Duolingo110IELTS6.0PTE54$33.4K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.8/10(1 User)Ranked 1387 by CWUR in 2025Ranked 475 by FORBES in 2019
#8Queens College logo

Queens College, Queens

New York, Usa69%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $25.6K/YrLiving$14.4K/YrAdmission M.S PhotonicsIELTS6PTE53$25.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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5.3/10(1 User)Ranked 274 by FORBES in 2019
#9State University of New York Polytechnic Institute logo

State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, Albany

New York, Usa62%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $17.3K/YrLiving$12.4K/YrAdmission M.S Nanoscale Engineering - Opto...GRE293IELTS7.5PTE73$17.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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