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Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$88,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, optometry was ranked #196 in the country. In fact 1,822 degrees and certificates were handed out 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 Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Optometry program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for optometry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Illinois College of Optometry to be the most popular school for optometry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois College of Optometry is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 65% of the optometry majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Women make up 64% of the optometry majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular optometry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% of the optometry majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a great place for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the optometry majors at the school.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

About 57% of the students majoring in optometry at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 37
Ohio 65
Illinois 167
Indiana 84

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 5 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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