2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$34,800
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,407 people earned their degree in non-professional general legal studies, making the major the 143rd most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 533 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,873 and $33,833 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the non-professional general legal studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region vets studying non-professional general legal studies.
Top 4 Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 158 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Arizona State University - Tempe supports 74,795 students, and 7,566 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full ASU - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 89 degrees to qualified ’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Central New Mexico Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 34 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 21,398 students enrolled at CNM, 839 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 390 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,171. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CNM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full CNM Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Non-Professional General Legal Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, National Paralegal College landed the #4 spot on the list. National Paralegal College is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 39 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
National Paralegal College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, National Paralegal College supports 693 students, and 46 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 26 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,791. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full National Paralegal College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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