2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Optometry School for You
In 2020-2021, 169 degrees and certificates were awarded to optometry students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #165 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
The Best Value Optometry Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value programs for optometry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Optometry
Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston the best value school in Texas for optometry students. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $9,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Optometry Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of the Incarnate Word is a great value for optometry students. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIW are $33,100 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Optometry Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Optometry Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 50 |
| Oklahoma | 28 |
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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.
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 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.