2023 Best Value Optometry Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
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 Value Optometry Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for optometry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Optometry Colleges.
Top 10 Best Optometry Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in the United States for optometry students. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Optometry Schools list. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.
NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,755 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 21 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Salus University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pikeville is a great value for optometry students. UPIKE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Pikeville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPIKE are $22,650 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Optometry Schools list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Optometry Schools list. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
UIW undergraduate students pay an average of $33,100 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value optometry programs. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAB are $20,400 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, SUNY College of Optometry did quite well on this year’s best value schools for optometry students. Located in the city of New York, SUNY Optometry is a public school with a small student population.
Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Optometry Schools ranking. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $38,352 in tuition and fees each year.
IU Bloomington also claimed a spot on our Best Optometry Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Pacific University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value optometry programs. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Forest Grove.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pacific are $50,070 a year.
Pacific excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Optometry Schools list.
Optometry by Region
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Optometry Related Majors for Optometry
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 averages are for the top 21 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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