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2023 Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$88,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 167 degrees and certificates were awarded to optometry students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #58 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Optometry

Our analysis found Illinois College of Optometry to be the best school for optometry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Illinois College of Optometry is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Read full report on Optometry at Illinois College of Optometry

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midwestern University - Downers Grove. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Optometry at Midwestern University - Downers Grove Report

Best Optometry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Optometry Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 37
Ohio 65
Indiana 84

Optometry is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 2 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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