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Best Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region

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$91,909 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry School for You

Optometry is the #196 most popular major in the country with 1,822 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools in Optometry

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Glendale to be the best school for optometry students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

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University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 169
Arizona 50
Oklahoma 28

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

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

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