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2023 Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

2 Colleges
$88,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 169 degrees and certificates were awarded to optometry students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

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. 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 Most Popular Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Optometry program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for optometry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our analysis found University of Houston to be the most popular school for optometry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 63% of the students majoring in optometry at the school are women while 37% are male.

Full Optometry at University of Houston Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of the Incarnate Word helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular optometry schools in Texas. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 64 students majoring in optometry at UIW, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Best Optometry Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 50
Oklahoma 28

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 2 schools 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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