2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in Ohio
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Optometry School for You
Optometry is the #21 most popular major in Ohio with 65 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Optometry Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you.
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.
Best Optometry School
Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for optometry students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $11,936 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ohio State also did well on our Best Optometry Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Optometry at Ohio State University - Main Campus
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 167 |
Michigan | 37 |
Indiana | 84 |
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Optometry Related Majors for Optometry
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, optometry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Optometry Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Optometry | 1,822 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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.