2026 Best Value Optometry Schools in Alabama
[Optometry](/majors/health-care-professions/optometry/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for optometry students.
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2026 Best Value Optometry Schools in Alabama
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in optometry, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Optometry Schools
University Of Alabama At Birmingham tops our 2026 list of the best value optometry schools in Alabama. Located in the city of Birmingham, University Of Alabama At Birmingham is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $9,098, with out-of-state students paying around $22,562. Typical student debt for optometry graduates is $26,162. Optometry graduates of University Of Alabama At Birmingham earn a median of $97,611 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 88%.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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