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2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$96,414 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry 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.

The Best Value Optometry Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for optometry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Optometry

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Downers Grove to be the best value school for optometry students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Optometry at Midwestern University - Downers Grove Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois College of Optometry. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in Illinois list. Illinois College of Optometry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Optometry at Illinois College of Optometry Report

Best Value Optometry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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