2023 Best Optometry Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
47
Degrees Awarded
$33,400
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry” ranking.
Optometry is the 302nd most popular major in the country with 1,822 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the optometry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry”.
Top 1 Best Optometry Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified ’s optometry students in 2020-2021.
UMSL also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 13,874 students enrolled at UMSL, 314 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 228 were 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMSL offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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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