2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Optometry 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest 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.
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2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Optometry Colleges.
Most Popular Southwest Region Schools in Optometry
Our analysis found University of Houston to be the most popular school for optometry students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of the Incarnate Word is a great place for optometry students. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midwestern University - Glendale. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Glendale, Midwestern University - Glendale is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The excellent programs at Northeastern State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Southwest Region . NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.
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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 |
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Texas | 169 |
Arizona | 50 |
Oklahoma | 28 |
Majors Related to Optometry
Optometry is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Optometry
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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