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2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region

4 Colleges
$91,909 Avg Salary

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.

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.

The Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the optometry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston the most popular school in the Southwest Region for optometry students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Optometry at University of the Incarnate Word Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern University - Glendale. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Glendale.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Optometry at Northeastern State University Report

Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 169
Arizona 50
Oklahoma 28

Optometry is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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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