by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Optometry Major in Florida” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Florida, there were 107 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $91,752 and $0 respectively.
This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in optometry.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Optometry Major in Florida” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Optometry Major in Florida”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Optometry Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. NUS Florida is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 107 ’s optometry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
