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2023 Best Optometry Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Optometry School for You

Optometry is the #118 most popular major in Kentucky with 55 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Optometry Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

The following school tops our list of the Best Optometry Colleges.

Best Optometry School

#1

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

Our analysis found University of Pikeville to be the best school for optometry students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. UPIKE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Pikeville.

Full Optometry at University of Pikeville Report

Best Optometry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 107
Tennessee 134
Alabama 50

One of 30 majors within the area of study, optometry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Optometry

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 values are for the top school 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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