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2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$47,025 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,245 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Optometry Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for optometry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the optometry programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Optometry

#1

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for optometry students. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pacific are $50,070 per year.

Pacific excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Optometry Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Optometry at Pacific University Report

The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $43,980 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for optometry in the Far Western US Region .

Full Optometry at University of California - Berkeley Report

The excellent programs at Western University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Optometry at Western University of Health Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall B Ketchum University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in the Far Western US Region list. MBKU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 256
Oregon 88

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

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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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