2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Orthotist/Prosthetist
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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 Texas 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 Texas, there were 36 orthotist/prosthetist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Orthotist/Prosthetist” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in orthotist/prosthetist. 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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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Orthotist/Prosthetist
The colleges and universities below are the best for texas vets studying orthotist/prosthetist.
Top 2 Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Colleges for Veterans in Texas
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Orthotist/Prosthetist that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Southwestern is a small public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 14 ’s orthotist/prosthetist degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Southwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 2,299 students enrolled at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,462. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Orthotist/Prosthetist that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor College of Medicine landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified ’s orthotist/prosthetist students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor College of Medicine, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Baylor College of Medicine supports 1,607 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,108. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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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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