2023 Best Optometry Colleges for Veterans in California

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 California for Optometry” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Optometry is the 302nd most popular major in the country with 1,822 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across California, there were 256 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Optometry” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in optometry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality optometry programs as well as strong veteran support.

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

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Optometry” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Optometry

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Optometry”.

Top 2 Best Optometry Colleges for Veterans in California

1

Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, California

46 GI Bill® Students**

$20,467 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Optometry that were part of this year’s ranking, Western University of Health Sciences landed the #1 spot on the list. Western University of Health Sciences is a small school located in Pomona, California that handed out 75 ’s optometry degrees in 2020-2021.

Western University of Health Sciences also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 3,813 students enrolled at Western University of Health Sciences, 46 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,467. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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2

Marshall B Ketchum University
Fullerton, California

11 GI Bill® Students**

$22,108 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall B Ketchum University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Optometry. Marshall B Ketchum University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 98 ’s optometry degrees in 2020-2021.

MBKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 738 students enrolled at Marshall B Ketchum University, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,108. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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.