2023 Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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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 Far Western US Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 335 people earned their degree in orthotist/prosthetist, making the major the 710th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 31 orthotist/prosthetist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in orthotist/prosthetist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great orthotist/prosthetist 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 orthotist/prosthetist 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 Orthotist/Prosthetist for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying orthotist/prosthetist.
Top 2 Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist for a Master’s. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s orthotist/prosthetist degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle also made our “Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist for a Master’s list. Loma Linda University is located in Loma Linda, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s orthotist/prosthetist degrees to qualified students.
Loma Linda University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 4,468 students enrolled at Loma Linda University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Loma Linda University]](/colleges/loma-linda-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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