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2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southeast Region

4 Colleges
$94,909 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the optometry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Southern College of Optometry the most popular school in the Southeast Region for optometry students. Southern College of Optometry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

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#2

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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 Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Pikeville, UPIKE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry schools 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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