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2023 Best Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges
$94,353 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.

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 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 programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for optometry majors pursuing a .

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Optometry

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois College of Optometry the best school in the Great Lakes Region for optometry students. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois College of Optometry is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Midwestern University - Downers Grove helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.

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#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great place for optometry students. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 167
Ohio 65
Michigan 37
Indiana 84

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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

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).

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