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2023 Most Popular 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Optometric Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the optometric support graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular 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 college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in optometric support at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 50% of the students majoring in optometric support at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New England College of Optometry is a great place for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boston, New England College of Optometry is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for ophthalmic and optometric support services students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services by Region

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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 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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