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Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges
$94,353 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry 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. 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.

The Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Illinois College of Optometry to be the most popular school for optometry students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois College of Optometry is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Optometry at Illinois College of Optometry

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Optometry at Indiana University - Bloomington

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for optometry students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Full Optometry at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the # 4 spot on the list. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

The excellent programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Optometry at Ferris State University Report

Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 37
Illinois 167
Ohio 65
Indiana 84

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 5 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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