2023 Best Optometry Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Optometry School for You
Optometry is the #23 most popular major in the country with 1,822 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Optometry Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.
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2023 Best Optometry Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Optometry Colleges.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Optometry
Our 2023 rankings named Pacific University the best school in the Far Western US Region for optometry students. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall B Ketchum University landed the # 3 spot on the list. MBKU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
The excellent programs at Western University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Best Optometry Colleges by State
Explore the best optometry schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 88 |
California | 256 |
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Optometry Related Rankings by Major
Optometry is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Optometry Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Optometry | 1,822 |
Majors Similar to Optometry
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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).
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