by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Optometry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Optometry is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Marshall B Ketchum University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in optometry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,493 | $37,493 |
| Fees | $153 | $153 |
MBKU 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 MBKU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in optometry in 2019-2020, 77.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.6%.
Around 65.3% of optometry doctor’s degree recipients at MBKU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 50 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Optometry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Optometry | 101 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to optometry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 37 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
