2026 Best Optometry Schools in the The Plains States Region
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 the The Plains States Region
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
No school ranked higher than University Of Missouri St Louis this year for optometry. Set in the suburb of Saint Louis, University Of Missouri St Louis is a large public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 57%. University Of Missouri St Louis awarded about 41 optometry degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their optometry degree from University Of Missouri St Louis earn around $97,440 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $25,943 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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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