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2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$88,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 256 degrees and certificates were awarded to optometry students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #75 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.

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 California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Optometry program at each school on the list.

Check out the optometry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named Marshall B Ketchum University the most popular school in California for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, MBKU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Western University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular optometry schools in California. Western University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Optometry at University of California - Berkeley Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 88

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 3 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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