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2023 Best Optometry Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$77,245 Avg Salary

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

#1

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Our analysis found Pacific University to be the best school for optometry students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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The excellent programs at Marshall B Ketchum University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Far Western US Region . MBKU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Optometry Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 88
California 256

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

Optometry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Optometry 1,822

Majors Similar to Optometry

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.

  • 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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