by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 1,746 people earned their degree in optometry, making the major the 194th most popular in the United States. In , optometry graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $88,635 and had an average of $195,118 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 243 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $89,207 and $187,193 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 243 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,902 and $128,547 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in optometry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their optometry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree optometry students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY College of Optometry. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in New York, New York, this small public school awarded 96 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s optometry students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salus University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Optometry Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 147 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s optometry students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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