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2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$93,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry School for You

With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, optometry is the #109 most popular major in Michigan.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Optometry Schools in Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Optometry Colleges.

Best Optometry School

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI
$13,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for optometry students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ferris are $13,188 a year.

Ferris also made our Best Optometry Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #5.

Read full report on Optometry at Ferris State University

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
Illinois 167
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 values are for the top school 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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