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Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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$88,635 Avg Salary

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. 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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in the Plains States 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 school tops our list of the Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in optometry at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 47

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 values are for the top school 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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