by our College Data Analytics TeamOptometry is a concentration offered under the optometry major at University of Missouri - St Louis. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in optometry, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMSL paid an average of $1,256 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $512 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,283 | $30,154 |
UMSL 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 UMSL Online Learning page.
About 63.0% of the students who received their Doctorate in optometry in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in optometry at UMSL in 2019-2020, 10.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 39 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
*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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