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2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$11,333 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$95,538 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry School for You

In 2020-2021, 84 degrees and certificates were awarded to optometry students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Optometry Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Optometry Colleges.

Best Optometry School

$11,333 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the best value school for optometry students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IU Bloomington are $11,333 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IU Bloomington is ranked #2 for overall quality for optometry in Indiana.

Read full report on Optometry at Indiana University - Bloomington

Best Value Optometry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 167
Ohio 65
Michigan 37

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.

  • 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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