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Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2 Colleges
$89,207 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, optometry was ranked #23 in the country. In fact 1,822 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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

The Most Popular Optometry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Optometry program at each school on the list.

Check out the optometry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Salus University

Elkins Park, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Salus University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for optometry students. Located in the suburb of Elkins Park, Salus University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at SUNY College of Optometry helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best optometry schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, SUNY Optometry is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Optometry Colleges by State

Explore the best optometry schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 90
Pennsylvania 166

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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