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2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$94,353 Avg Salary

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.

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

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 college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Midwestern University - Downers Grove. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

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 town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 167
Ohio 65
Michigan 37
Indiana 84

Optometry is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Optometry Concentrations

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 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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