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First professional · Health Professions and Related Programs

Optometry (First professional): earnings by school

17 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$108,504
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$130,042
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$179,169
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 16 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $127,809 and $134,609. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$116,552$145,890$177,834
Ferris State University MI$119,021$138,837$131,483
University of Missouri-St Louis MO$103,461$138,537$196,418
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$120,296$134,609$179,169
Illinois College of Optometry IL$119,302$133,895$273,783
University of the Incarnate Word TX$111,925$133,498$283,568
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$100,289$132,661$175,334
University of California-Berkeley CA$92,704$130,333$149,500
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences MA$90,675$129,752$238,054
University of Houston TX$111,862$129,383$163,834
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Optometry PR$121,026$128,116$194,150
SUNY College of Optometry NY$105,145$127,809$170,941
Western University of Health Sciences CA$93,719$125,916$277,358
Marshall B Ketchum University CA$97,456$124,937$221,444
Northeastern State University OK$104,441$119,476$169,941
University of Pikeville KY$115,287—$253,198
New England College of Optometry MA—$102,704$40,500