Berkeley, California · Public
Optometry at University of California-Berkeley
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 182 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.6% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~182
- Schools with reported signal
- 13
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 11%
- Graduation rate
- 92.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,481/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $53,924
- Median debt
- $13,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $92,446/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 13 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($6,887 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($28,066 above). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 8% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI · 1.0% reported share · $8,624 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.8% reported share · $14,276 net A 
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN · 0.6% reported share · $16,264 net B Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK · 1.5% reported share · $12,710 net B 
University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO · 1.3% reported share · $15,071 net B 
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · 0.4% reported share · $17,339 net B 
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA · 2.3% reported share · $39,545 net B 
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL · 0.6% reported share · $18,749 net C Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Optometry accounts for 0.6% of reported programs at University of California-Berkeley, which is bigger than 8% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 182 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of California-Berkeley's average net price is $13,481 per year, about $53,924 over four years. That is $6,887 below the $20,368 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $92,446 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $28,066 above the $64,380 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of California-Berkeley #1 of 13 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.