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2023 Best Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Legal Studies for a Doctorate

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 for Legal Studies for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,818 people earned their degree in legal studies, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. 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 for Legal Studies for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying legal studies.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Legal Studies for a Doctorate list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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