2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
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 New England Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Orthotist/Prosthetist is the 710th most popular major in the country with 335 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 35 orthotist/prosthetist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in orthotist/prosthetist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great orthotist/prosthetist 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 orthotist/prosthetist program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist”.
Top 2 Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist. NHTI is a public institution located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NHTI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 2,945 students enrolled at NHTI-Concord’s Community College, 124 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,607. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 21 ’s orthotist/prosthetist degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UHart, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 96 of the 6,493 students enrolled at UHart were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,928. On top of their other funding sources, 18 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UHart offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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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