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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies

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928 Degrees Awarded
$39,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 4,407 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, non-professional general legal studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,632 and had an average of $33,872 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 928 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,527 and $20,284 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in non-professional general legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality non-professional general legal studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the non-professional general legal studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region vets studying non-professional general legal studies.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 127 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region vets studying non-professional general legal studies list, UW Seattle has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full UW Seattle Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies list. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 148 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, 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, UC Santa Cruz supports 19,161 students, and 273 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 114 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,631. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UC Santa Cruz Veteran Student Life Report

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University of La Verne
La Verne, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in La Verne, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified ’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.

ULV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of La Verne supports 6,983 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,536. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds 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%.

Full ULV Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region vets studying non-professional general legal studies list, UW Tacoma has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW Tacoma supports 5,364 students, and 721 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 417 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,084. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses landed the #5 spot on the list. Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses is located in Stockton, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Humphreys University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 13 of the 401 students enrolled at Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,202. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses]](/colleges/humphreys-college-stockton-and-modesto-campuses/student-life/veterans/)

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Trinity Law School
Santa Ana, California

With a ranking of #6, Trinity Law School did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies list. This small school is located in Santa Ana, California, and it awarded 72 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Trinity Law School, 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 10 of the 377 students enrolled at Trinity Law School were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,959. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Trinity Law School]](/colleges/trinity-law-school/student-life/veterans/)

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