2026 Best Optometry Schools in Florida
Optometry programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their optometry programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for optometry students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Optometry in Florida
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the optometry degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Optometry
Our analysis ranked Nova Southeastern University the best school in the country for a degree in optometry. Set in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Roughly 63% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 108 optometry degrees were awarded at Nova Southeastern University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, optometry degree recipients from Nova Southeastern University generally make around $88,293. Students borrow a median of $25,021 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
