by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Optometry is the 302nd most popular major in the country with 1,822 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 346 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 346 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in optometry. That schools that top this list have a program in optometry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern College of Optometry. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern College of Optometry is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 134 doctorate’s optometry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pikeville landed the #2 spot on the list. UPIKE is located in Pikeville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 doctorate’s optometry degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Southeast Region list. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 107 doctorate’s optometry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 50 doctorate’s optometry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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