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Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Marshall B Ketchum University to be the most popular school for optometry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . MBKU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 69% of the optometry majors at the school.

Read full report on Optometry at Marshall B Ketchum University

#2

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pacific University is a great place for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 88 students majoring in optometry at Pacific, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western University of Health Sciences is a great place for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 69% of the optometry majors at the school.

Read full report on Optometry at Western University of Health Sciences

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular optometry schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Of the 64 students majoring in optometry at UC Berkeley, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Read full report on Optometry at University of California - Berkeley

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

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 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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