2023 Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree School for You
Optometry is the #98 most popular major in the country with 1,822 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the optometry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Inter American University of Puerto Rico - School of Optometry the best school in the United States for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Bayamon, UIPR School of Optometry is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Salus University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elkins Park.
Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois College of Optometry landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois College of Optometry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Midwestern University - Glendale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the United States. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Midwestern University - Downers Grove came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.
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Pacific University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #8, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Ferris State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree optometry programs. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.
SUNY College of Optometry landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree optometry programs. SUNY Optometry is a small public school located in the large city of New York.
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Optometry Related Rankings by Major
One of 29 majors within the area of study, optometry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
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Nursing | 66,964 |
Medicine | 28,629 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
Public Health | 19,473 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 the rest 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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