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2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region

4 Colleges
$91,909 Avg Salary

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Optometry Colleges.

#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 degree in the Southwest Region . UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Full Optometry at University of Houston Report

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.

Full Optometry at University of the Incarnate Word Report

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.

Full Optometry at Midwestern University - Glendale Report

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.

Read full report on Optometry at Northeastern State University

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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