by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Optometry is the 194th most popular major in the country with 1,822 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 California, there were 256 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,054 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 237 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,525 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in California” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in optometry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their optometry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree optometry students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall B Ketchum University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in California. MBKU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 98 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.
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 California list. Western University of Health Sciences is located in Pomona, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 doctorate’s optometry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read full report on Optometry at Western University of Health Sciences
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s optometry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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