2022 Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 248 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 248 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Optometry in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY College of Optometry

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$23,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Optometry. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 99 doctorate’s optometry degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Optometry did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Optometry are $23,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Optometry at SUNY College of Optometry

#2

Salus University

Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$32,988 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Optometry Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salus University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 149 degrees to qualified doctorate’s optometry students in 2019-2020.

Salus University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salus University are $32,988, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Optometry at Salus University

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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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