by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth Professions is a program of study at Southern College of Optometry. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in health professions, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Southern College of Optometry does not offer an online option for its health professions doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southern College of Optometry Online Learning page.
Women made up around 65.1% of the health professions students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.3% of the health professions doctor’s degrees at Southern College of Optometry in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 19 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 99 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Optometry | 129 |
*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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