2023 Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
91
Degrees Awarded
$27,500
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Orthotist/Prosthetist” 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 Plains States region, there were 91 orthotist/prosthetist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in orthotist/prosthetist. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent orthotist/prosthetist 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 orthotist/prosthetist program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The orthotist/prosthetist 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 Orthotist/Prosthetist”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist”.
Top 2 Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Century College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist. Century College is a medium-sized school located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota that handed out 55 ’s orthotist/prosthetist degrees in 2020-2021.
Century College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 8,203 students enrolled at Century College, 197 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,525. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Century College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Century College]](/colleges/century-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Saint Paul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 5,585 students enrolled at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 196 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,143. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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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