2023 Best Orthodontics/Orthodontology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Orthodontics/Orthodontology for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Orthodontics/Orthodontology is the 910th most popular major in the country with 297 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 43 orthodontics/orthodontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Orthodontics/Orthodontology for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in orthodontics/orthodontology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent orthodontics/orthodontology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the orthodontics/orthodontology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Orthodontics/Orthodontology for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Orthodontics/Orthodontology for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Orthodontics/Orthodontology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Orthodontics/Orthodontology for a Master’s list. University of Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Orthodontics/Orthodontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Iowa supports 30,318 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 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 88%.

Full University of Iowa Veteran Student Life Report

2

A T Still University of Health Sciences
Kirksville, Missouri

2 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$24,477 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend A T Still University of Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Orthodontics/Orthodontology for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Kirksville, Missouri, and it awarded 5 masters’s orthodontics/orthodontology degrees in 2020-2021.

A T Still University of Health Sciences not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Orthodontics/Orthodontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 3,995 students enrolled at A T Still University of Health Sciences, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $24,477. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds 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. 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%.

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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

Footnotes

• *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.