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2023 Best Optometric Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 960 people earned a degree or certificate in ophthalmic and optometric support services, making the major the #26 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Optometric Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for optometric support majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Optometric Support Services

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the United States for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Optometric Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Full Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, ophthalmic and optometric support services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Optometric Support Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician 511
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist 216
Optometric Technician/Assistant 187
Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions 44
Orthoptics/Orthoptist 2

Majors Similar to Optometric Support

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 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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