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2023 Best Optometry Schools in the Southeast Region

3 Colleges
$94,909 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, optometry was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 1,822 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Optometry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Optometry Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools in Optometry

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best school in the Southeast Region for optometry students. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

Read full report on Optometry at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#2

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pikeville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Optometry Schools in the Southeast Region list. UPIKE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Pikeville.

Full Optometry at University of Pikeville Report

#3

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The excellent programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Southeast Region . NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Read full report on Optometry at Nova Southeastern University

Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 107
Tennessee 134
Kentucky 55
Alabama 50

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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 averages are for the top 3 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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