2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Optometry Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Optometry program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the United States
Check out the optometry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Optometry Schools
Our analysis found Salus University to be the most popular school for optometry students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College of Optometry. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, New England College of Optometry is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern College of Optometry landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, Southern College of Optometry is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois College of Optometry. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Optometry Schools list. Illinois College of Optometry is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Optometry Schools list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Marshall B Ketchum University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Optometry Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, MBKU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
SUNY College of Optometry came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Optometry Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, SUNY Optometry is a public college with a small student population.
Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for optometry students. It came in at #9 on the list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Forest Grove.
Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Optometry Schools list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
Optometry by Region
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Majors Related to 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 23 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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