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2023 Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2 Colleges
$88,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, optometry was ranked #98 in the country. In fact 1,822 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the optometry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Optometry

#1

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Salus University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elkins Park.

Full Optometry at Salus University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at SUNY College of Optometry helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Optometry is a small public school located in the large city of New York.

Read full report on Optometry at SUNY College of Optometry

Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 90
Pennsylvania 166

One of 29 majors within the area of study, optometry has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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