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2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,207 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Optometry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the optometry programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Optometry

#1

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Salus University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for optometry students. Salus University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elkins Park.

Full Optometry at Salus University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY College of Optometry. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Optometry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Optometry is a small public school located in the city of New York.

Full Optometry at SUNY College of Optometry Report

Best Optometry Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 166
New York 90

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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.

  • 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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