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2023 Best Value Optometry Schools in California For Those Making $75-$110k

1 Ranked Colleges
256 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Optometry Schools in California For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Optometry Schools in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Optometry is the 194th most popular major in the country with 1,822 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, optometry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $88,635 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 256 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,054 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great optometry programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the optometry program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The optometry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Optometry Schools in California For Those Making $75-$110k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Optometry Schools in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california optometry students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Optometry (Income $75-$110k) in California

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Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Optometry Schools in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 83 ’s optometry degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Berkeley also took the #1 spot in our “Best Optometry Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC Berkeley is $21,601 for California Optometry students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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