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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry for a Doctorate

1 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$88,537 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry for a Doctorate” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 1,822 people earned their degree in optometry, making the major the 194th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, optometry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $88,635 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 47 optometry graduates with average earnings and debt of $88,537 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality optometry programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the optometry program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The optometry 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 Optometry for a Doctorate”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree vets studying optometry.

Top 1 Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 47 doctorate’s optometry degrees in 2020-2021.

UMSL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Optometry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Missouri - St Louis supports 13,874 students, and 314 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 228 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,355. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Missouri - St Louis does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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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