by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,822 people earned their degree in optometry, making the major the 194th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, optometry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $88,635 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 344 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,245 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 325 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in optometry. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in optometry.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree optometry students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall B Ketchum University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Far Western US Region list. MBKU is a small school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 98 doctorate’s optometry degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western University of Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Far Western US Region list. Pomona, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s optometry degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Optometry at Western University of Health Sciences
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Forest Grove, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s optometry students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 64 doctorate’s optometry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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