2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
The Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for optometry majors pursuing a .
Most Popular Great Lakes Region Schools in Optometry
Our 2023 rankings named Illinois College of Optometry the most popular 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 school with a fairly small student population.
The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for optometry students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the # 4 spot on the list. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.
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The excellent programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.
Best Optometry Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Illinois | 167 |
Ohio | 65 |
Michigan | 37 |
Indiana | 84 |
Optometry Related Majors
Optometry is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Optometry Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Optometry | 1,822 |
Most Popular Related Majors
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 averages are for the top 5 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).
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