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As of 2025, 23 U.S. colleges are offering Optometry and its subprograms. 24 schools offer the Optometry program in graduate level, and the average graduate program tuition of the Optometry programs is $10,636 for state residents and $26,416 for out-of-state students.

Optometry by Degree and Programs

24 graduate schools have Optometry programs and no schools offer the program for BS degree.
Optometry Programs by Degree
Number of Offered Schools
Certificate Programs-
Associate's-
Bachelor's-
Master's-
Doctorate24
Post Graduate1
Post-Bachelor's-
Post-Masters1

U.S. Colleges Offering Optometry Program

School NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulatoinGraduation RateStudents to Faculty
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Public, four-years
$22,562 ($9,098) $21,168 ($8,640) 20,905 64% 18 to 1
University of California-Berkeley
Public, four-years
$47,265 ($15,377) $30,968 ($15,866) 45,882 93% 18 to 1
Western University of Health Sciences
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
- $36,400 3,665 - -
Marshall B Ketchum University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
$44,525 $48,709 653 - -
Nova Southeastern University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
$38,700 $24,830 20,910 63% 16 to 1
Midwestern University-Downers Grove
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
$47,256 $48,006 2,567 - -
Indiana University-Bloomington
Public, four-years
$41,891 ($12,144) $33,454 ($11,756) 48,424 80% 18 to 1
University of Pikeville
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
$24,850 $8,550 2,547 42% 14 to 1
MCPHS University
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
$40,530 $27,210 5,945 62% 9 to 1
New England College of Optometry
Private (not-for-profit), four-years
- $24,609 515 - -