2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions is the 1267th most popular major in the country with 44 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 13 other ophthalmic and optometric support services and allied professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other ophthalmic and optometric support services and allied professions programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other ophthalmic and optometric support services and allied professions program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions”.
Top 1 Best Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. Pacific University is a small school located in Forest Grove, Oregon that handed out 13 ’s other ophthalmic and optometric support services and allied professions degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 155 of the 3,808 students enrolled at Pacific were GI Bill® students, of which 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,055. On top of their other funding sources, 45 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Pacific]](/colleges/pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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