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2025 Best Optometry Schools in Texas

2 Colleges in Texas
144 Optometry Degrees Awarded
$102,063 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, optometry sits in the middle of the road, ranking #194 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of optometry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 144 degrees in optometry annually.

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Optometry Rankings by Degree Level

Doctor's Degrees in Optometry

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 the Best Optometry Schools in Texas. 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 Optometry in Texas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the optometry degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Texas Schools in Optometry

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
92 Optometry Degrees Awarded
$104,352 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in optometry has to take a look at University of Houston. UH is a very large public university located in the large city of Houston.

Optometry degree recipients from University of Houston earn a boost of around $2,290 over the typical income of optometry majors.

More information about a degree in optometry from University of Houston

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
52 Optometry Degrees Awarded
$96,994 Median Starting Salary

University of the Incarnate Word is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in optometry. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Antonio.

Soon after graduation, optometry degree recipients usually earn about $96,994 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in optometry from University of the Incarnate Word

Best Optometry Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 287 50
Oklahoma 257 28

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

Optometry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Optometry 144

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 22,885
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 8,817
Allied Health Professions 6,055
Health & Medical Administrative Services 4,693
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4,497
Health Sciences & Services 2,620
Public Health 2,178
Dental Support Services 2,079
Communication Sciences 2,013
Medicine 1,901

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