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2023 Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

1 College
$88,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree School for You

With 55 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, optometry is the #15 most popular major in Kentucky.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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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The following school tops our list of the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Optometry Doctor's Degree School

#1

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pikeville the best school in Kentucky for optometry students working on their doctor’s degree. UPIKE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Pikeville.

Full Optometry at University of Pikeville Report

Best Optometry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Optometry Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 107
Tennessee 134
Alabama 50

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, optometry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Optometry Focus Areas

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 values are for the top school 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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