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2023 Most Popular Optometry Schools in Florida

1 College
$91,752 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Optometry School for You

With 107 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, optometry is the #20 most popular major in Florida.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Florida ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 1 schools in Florida 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 school below is the most popular for optometry majors pursuing a .

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for optometry students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Full Optometry at Nova Southeastern University Report

Best Optometry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Tennessee 134
Kentucky 55
Alabama 50

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

Majors Similar to Optometry

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 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.

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