2023 Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$15,800
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 335 people earned their degree in orthotist/prosthetist, making the major the 710th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 66 orthotist/prosthetist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7 orthotist/prosthetist graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent orthotist/prosthetist programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 orthotist/prosthetist program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s orthotist/prosthetist students in 2020-2021.
OSU Institute of Technology also made our “Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 174 of the 2,349 students enrolled at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 85 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,592. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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