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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Optometry

1 Ranked Colleges
167 Degrees Awarded
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Optometry

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Optometry” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,822 people earned their degree in optometry, making the major the 194th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, optometry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $88,635 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 167 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $96,414 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent optometry programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the optometry program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Optometry

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois vets studying optometry.

Top 1 Best Optometry Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Optometry that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the #1 spot on the list. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit institution located in Downers Grove, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Midwestern University - Downers Grove also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 2,980 students enrolled at Midwestern University - Downers Grove, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,360. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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