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

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for optometry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our analysis found University of Houston to be the most popular school for optometry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 105 students majoring in optometry at UH, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Full Optometry at University of Houston Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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

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

About 46% of the students majoring in optometry at the school are women while 54% are male.

Full Optometry at Midwestern University - Glendale Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

About 50% of the students majoring in optometry at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 169
Arizona 50
Oklahoma 28

Optometry is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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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