2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest 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.
2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Optometry
Our analysis found University of Houston to be the most popular school for optometry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 63% of the optometry majors at the school.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 69% of the students majoring in optometry at the school are women while 31% are male.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Midwestern University - Glendale helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular optometry schools in the Southwest Region . Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.
Of the 50 students majoring in optometry at Midwestern University - Glendale, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northeastern State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular optometry schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in optometry at NSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Explore the best optometry schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 169 |
| Arizona | 50 |
| Oklahoma | 28 |
Optometry Related Majors
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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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