by our College Data Analytics TeamOptometry is a concentration offered under the optometry major at Ferris State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in optometry, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Ferris paid an average of $659 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,908 | $7,908 |
Ferris does not offer an online option for its optometry doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ferris Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.6% of the optometry students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in optometry at Ferris in 2019-2020, 3.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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