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2023 Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$88,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree School for You

With 167 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, optometry is the #130 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the optometry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Optometry

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois College of Optometry the best school in Illinois for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois College of Optometry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Optometry at Illinois College of Optometry

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a great place for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.

Read full report on Optometry at Midwestern University - Downers Grove

Best Optometry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 37
Ohio 65
Indiana 84

Optometry is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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