2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Value Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest 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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Optometry
Our analysis found Northeastern State University to be the best value school for optometry students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $15,755 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for optometry students. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIW are $33,100 per year.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Glendale landed the # 4 spot on the list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.
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Request InformationBest 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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Majors Related to Optometry
Optometry is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 4 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).
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