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 University of California - Berkeley. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in optometry, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $2,803 | $2,803 |
UC Berkeley 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 UC Berkeley Online Learning page.
About 78.8% of the students who received their Doctorate in optometry in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.6%.
Around 68.2% of optometry doctor’s degree recipients at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 40 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Optometry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Optometry | 66 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Health | 2 |
*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.