2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
47
Degrees Awarded
$33,400
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,822 people earned their degree in optometry, making the major the 302nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 47 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great optometry programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the optometry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The optometry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry for a Doctorate”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree vets studying optometry.
Top 1 Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 47 doctorate’s optometry degrees in 2020-2021.
UMSL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Missouri - St Louis supports 13,874 students, and 314 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 228 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,355. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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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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