2023 Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Connecticut

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Rehabilitation for a Doctorate. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 72 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our connecticut doctor’s degree vets studying rehabilitation list, Quinnipiac has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Among the 9,746 students enrolled at Quinnipiac, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,337. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Quinnipiac]](/colleges/quinnipiac-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Rehabilitation for a Doctorate list. Located in Fairfield, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s rehabilitation students in 2020-2021.

Sacred Heart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list.Our most recent data shows that 139 of the 9,313 students enrolled at Sacred Heart were GI Bill® students, of which 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,785. On top of their other funding sources, 35 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Sacred Heart offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Sacred Heart]](/colleges/sacred-heart-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Rehabilitation for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 34 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Among the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full UCONN Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Rehabilitation for a Doctorate list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 35 doctorate’s rehabilitation degrees in 2020-2021.

UHart also took the #3 spot in our “Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.According to our most recent data, UHart supports 6,493 students, and 96 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,928. During this same period, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UHart offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Hartford]](/colleges/university-of-hartford/student-life/veterans/)