2025 Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Ranked #15 in popularity, optometry is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 154 doctor's degrees in optometry to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to optometry students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of optometry students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt optometry students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized optometry related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for optometry students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Optometry Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Optometry in Texas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in optometry.

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate in Optometry

1

University of Houston
Houston, TX

92 Annual Graduates

University of Houston is a great choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in optometry. UH is a fairly large public university located in the city of Houston.More information about a doctorate in optometry from University of Houston

2

University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX

62 Annual Graduates

University of the Incarnate Word is a great decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in optometry. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Antonio.More information about a doctorate in optometry from University of the Incarnate Word

Best Optometry Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Optometry Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	119	50
Oklahoma	92	28

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Optometry Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Optometry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Optometry Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Optometry	154

Most Popular Majors Related to Optometry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	1,938
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	1,181
Nursing	868
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	848
Chiropractic	396
Dentistry	317
Communication Sciences	61
Public Health	29
Mental & Social Health Services	21
Allied Health Professions	20

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.