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Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

#1

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Salus University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Read full report on Optometry at Salus University

Out of the 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Optometry landed the # 2 spot on the list. SUNY Optometry is a fairly 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.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 90
Pennsylvania 166

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 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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