2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree School for You
Optometry is the #98 most popular major in the country with 1,822 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Optometry program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the optometry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Salus University the most popular school in the United States 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.
About 73% of the students majoring in optometry at the school are women while 27% are male.
Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New England College of Optometry landed the # 2 spot on the list. New England College of Optometry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 137 students majoring in optometry at New England College of Optometry, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern College of Optometry landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southern College of Optometry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.
Of the 134 students majoring in optometry at Southern College of Optometry, 34% are male and 66% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois College of Optometry. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois College of Optometry is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 126 students majoring in optometry at Illinois College of Optometry, 35% are male and 65% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular optometry schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 107 students majoring in optometry at NUS Florida, 38% are male and 62% are female.
University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for optometry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in optometry at the school are women while 37% are male.
Marshall B Ketchum University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. MBKU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
About 69% of the students majoring in optometry at the school are women while 31% are male.
SUNY College of Optometry came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. SUNY Optometry is a small public school located in the city of New York.
About 70% of the students majoring in optometry at the school are women while 30% are male.
Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for optometry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 50% of the optometry majors at the school.
Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 84 students majoring in optometry at IU Bloomington, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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Optometry by Region
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Optometry Related Majors
One of 29 majors within the area of study, optometry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 23 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).
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