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2023 Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$88,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree School for You

Optometry is the #23 most popular major in the country with 1,822 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the optometry doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Optometry

Our analysis found Illinois College of Optometry to be the best school for optometry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois College of Optometry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwestern University - Downers Grove. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 # 5 spot on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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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
Illinois 167
Ohio 65
Michigan 37
Indiana 84

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

Optometry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Optometry 1,822

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.

  • 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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