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2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges
$94,353 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry 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.

The Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Optometry Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois College of Optometry the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for optometry students. Illinois College of Optometry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midwestern University - Downers Grove. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great place for optometry students. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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