by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for optometry students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 346 doctor's degrees in optometry during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The optometry doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for optometry students working on their doctor's degree.
The optometry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for optometry students seeking a a doctor's degree.
It is difficult to beat University of Alabama at Birmingham if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in optometry. UAB is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.More information about a doctorate in optometry from University of Alabama at Birmingham
It's difficult to beat Nova Southeastern University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in optometry. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in optometry from Nova Southeastern University
Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in optometry has to take a look at University of Pikeville. UPIKE is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Pikeville.More information about a doctorate in optometry from University of Pikeville
Explore the best optometry schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
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