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Optometry Major (Healthcare & Medicine) | GraduateSmart | GraduateSmart

Healthcare & MedicineCIP 51.1701

Optometry

Doctor of Optometry (OD) program covering vision science, ocular disease, and patient care. Required for optometrist licensure.

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Career

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CLEP exams

Careers this major leads to

Optometrist

Doctoral Degree$90K–$160K+9% growth

Schools that offer Optometry

Northeastern State University

Public University

Tahlequah, OK · $7,810/yr · 100% admit

University of California San Diego

Public University

San Diego, CA · $16,758/yr · 27% admit

University of California Los Angeles

Public University

Los Angeles, CA · $15,203/yr · 9% admit

University at Albany SUNY

Public University

Albany, NY · $10,866/yr · 69% admit

UC Irvine

Public University

Irvine, CA · $15,722/yr · 29% admit

UC Davis

Public University

Davis, CA · $16,774/yr · 42% admit

SUNY Cobleskill

Public University

Cobleskill, NY · $8,768/yr · 84% admit

Ferris State University

Public University

Big Rapids, MI · $14,778/yr · 91% admit

University of California Santa Barbara

Public University

Santa Barbara, CA · $16,414/yr · 33% admit

University of Houston Downtown

Public University

Houston, TX · $7,708/yr · 90% admit

University of Houston Clear Lake

Public University

Houston, TX · $7,770/yr · 91% admit

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Public University

Alva, OK · $5,970/yr · 65% admit

University of Missouri St. Louis

Public University

Saint Louis, MO · $14,112/yr · 63% admit

Indiana University South Bend

Public University

South Bend, IN · $8,424/yr · 84% admit

Indiana University Kokomo

Public University

Kokomo, IN · $8,424/yr · 86% admit

University of Houston Victoria

Public University

Victoria, TX · $7,149/yr · 96% admit

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Public University

New York City, NY · $32,000/yr · 8% admit

University of the Incarnate Word

Private University

San Antonio, TX · $37,090/yr · 98% admit

Indiana University Bloomington

Public University

Bloomington, IN · $12,144/yr · 78% admit

University of Houston

Public University

Houston, TX · $9,717/yr · 74% admit

Nova Southeastern University

Private University

Fort Lauderdale, FL · $38,700/yr · 73% admit

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Public University

Birmingham, AL · $9,098/yr · 88% admit

University of California Berkeley

Public University

Berkeley, CA · $16,347/yr · 11% admit

UC Merced

Public University

Merced, CA · $15,623/yr · 91% admit

Indiana University East

Public University

Richmond, IN · $8,424/yr · 67% admit

Indiana University Southeast

Public University

New Albany, IN · $8,424/yr · 84% admit

University of Missouri Kansas City

Public University

Kansas City, MO · $12,587/yr · 72% admit

Stony Brook University SUNY

Public University

Stony Brook, NY · $10,931/yr · 49% admit

SUNY Oswego

Public University

Oswego, NY · $8,825/yr · 81% admit

University of Alabama

Public University

Tuscaloosa, AL · $12,180/yr · 77% admit

SUNY Cortland

Public University

Cortland, NY · $8,874/yr · 60% admit

SUNY Morrisville

Public University

Morrisville, NY · $8,825/yr · 92% admit

University at Buffalo SUNY

Public University

Buffalo, NY · $10,936/yr · 74% admit

SUNY Delhi

Public University

Delhi, NY · $8,772/yr · 89% admit

SUNY Brockport

Public University

Brockport, NY · $8,752/yr · 71% admit

Binghamton University SUNY

Public University

Binghamton, NY · $10,567/yr · 39% admit

Indiana University Northwest

Public University

Gary, IN · $8,424/yr · 73% admit

SUNY Old Westbury

Public University

Old Westbury, NY · $8,422/yr · 84% admit

University of Alabama Huntsville

Public University

Huntsville, AL · $12,132/yr · 69% admit

SUNY Fredonia

Public University

Fredonia, NY · $8,831/yr · 78% admit

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Public University

Utica, NY · $8,625/yr · 81% admit

Quick Facts

Field of Study

Healthcare & Medicine

CIP Code

51.1701

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