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2025 Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
82 Optometric Support Degrees Awarded
$35,459 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #278 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 82 degrees in ophthalmic & optometric support services annually.

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Associate Degrees in Optometric Support
Bachelor's Degrees in Optometric Support

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of optometric support degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Optometric Support

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Triton College
River Grove, IL

Any student pursuing a degree in ophthalmic & optometric support services needs to check out Triton College. Triton College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of River Grove.

Students who graduate with their degree from the optometric support program report average early career income of $34,697.

More information about a degree in ophthalmic & optometric support services from Triton College

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Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in ophthalmic & optometric support services has to check out Henry Ford College. Located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn, Henry Ford College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a degree in ophthalmic & optometric support services from Henry Ford College

Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best ophthalmic & optometric support services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 11
Ohio 314 6
Illinois 304 1
Indiana 294 2

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Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Optometric Support Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist 46
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician 25
Optometric Technician/Assistant 10
Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 55,295
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 21,744
Health & Medical Administrative Services 14,056
Allied Health Professions 12,795
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 11,630
Medicine 4,919
Public Health 4,898
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 4,826
Mental & Social Health Services 4,341
Communication Sciences 3,559

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