Optometry isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #194 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
There was only one school in Ohio to review for the 2025 Best Optometry Schools in Ohio ranking.
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 Optometry Schools in Ohio list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the optometry degree levels they offer.
Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in optometry. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.
Students who graduate with their degree from the optometry program report average early career income of $95,369.
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).