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 “Most Well Attended Optometry Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” 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 the Southeast region, there were 346 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $94,909 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 “Most Well Attended Optometry Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in optometry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular optometry programs in the United States.
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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 “Most Well Attended Optometry Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree optometry students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern College of Optometry. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Optometry Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Optometry Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 107 doctorate’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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Optometry Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pikeville landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Pikeville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 55 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s optometry students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Optometry Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #4 spot on the list. UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 doctorate’s optometry degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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