2023 Best Optical Enginering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Ohio
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,100
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Ohio for Optical Enginering for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 121 people earned their degree in optical enginering, making the major the 923rd most popular in the United States.
Across Ohio, there were 9 optical enginering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great optical enginering programs and a strong support system for 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 optical enginering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The optical enginering 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 Ohio for Optical Enginering for a Master’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Optical Enginering for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio master’s degree vets studying optical enginering.
Top 1 Best Optical Enginering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Ohio
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Optical Enginering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Dayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 8 masters’s optical enginering degrees in 2020-2021.
UDayton also made our “Best Optical Enginering Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 197 of the 11,650 students enrolled at UDayton were GI Bill® students, of which 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,930. In addition to receiving other benefits, 40 students received scholarships 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full University of Dayton Veteran Student Life Report
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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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