by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Optometry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Optometry is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Indiana University - Bloomington. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in optometry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at IU Bloomington paid an average of $1,331 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $408 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,786 | $31,932 |
| Fees | $1,406 | $1,406 |
IU Bloomington does not offer an online option for its optometry doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the IU Bloomington Online Learning page.
Women made up around 77.9% of the optometry students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in optometry at IU Bloomington in 2019-2020, 20.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 52 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Optometry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Optometry | 68 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to optometry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 11 |
| Public Health | 12 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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