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

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$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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for optometry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Southern College of Optometry to be the most popular school for optometry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Southern College of Optometry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

Women make up 66% of the optometry majors at the school.

Full Optometry at Southern College of Optometry Report

#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular optometry schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the optometry majors at the school.

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#3

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pikeville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Pikeville, UPIKE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 51% of the optometry majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the optometry majors at the school.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 107
Tennessee 134
Kentucky 55
Alabama 50

One of 29 majors within the area of study, optometry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Optometry

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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