2027 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.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best optometry schools.
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Best Schools for Optometry in Florida
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall optometry education in Florida.
Top Schools in Optometry
No school ranked higher than Nova Southeastern University this year for optometry. Nova Southeastern University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale. About 63% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 97 optometry students who graduated with this degree at Nova Southeastern University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the optometry program make about $88,293 in their early career. Nova Southeastern University graduates carry a median of $25,021 in student loans.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, 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).
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