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 Pacific University. 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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Part-time graduates at Pacific paid an average of $1,006 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $35,047 | $35,047 |
| Fees | $278 | $278 |
The median early career salary of optometry students who receive their doctor’s degree from Pacific is $95,169 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $83,824.
Pacific 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 Pacific Online Learning page.
About 68.1% of the students who received their Doctorate in optometry in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.0% of the optometry doctor’s degrees at Pacific in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 20 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 40 |
| International Students | 19 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Optometry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Optometry | 91 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to optometry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 24 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 100 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 83 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.