2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optometry in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Optometry is the 310th most popular major in the country with 1,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 333 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 333 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in optometry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality optometry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the optometry program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optometry in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#1 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 66 doctorate’s optometry degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Optometry at University of California - Berkeley

#2

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$35,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Forest Grove, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 91 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s optometry students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific University are $35,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Optometry at Pacific

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optometry (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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