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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry

1 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$33,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry

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 the Plains States Region for Optometry” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Optometry is the 194th most popular major in the country with 1,822 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great optometry 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 optometry program at the school. 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 the Plains States Region for Optometry” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry

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

Top 1 Best Optometry Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Optometry list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 47 ’s optometry degrees in 2020-2021.

UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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