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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Advanced Legal Research/Studies is the 276th most popular major in the country with 2,208 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 167 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general advanced legal research/studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general advanced legal research/studies 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 general advanced legal research/studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 17 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 570 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Madison]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-madison/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 7 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Notre Dame not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Notre Dame supports 12,809 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 20 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,670. During this same period, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Notre Dame Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, IUPUI supports 29,390 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,439. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #5 spot on the list. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 510 of the 18,319 students enrolled at University of Toledo were GI Bill® students, of which 232 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full University of Toledo Veteran Student Life Report

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Cleveland State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 12 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Cleveland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 15,247 students enrolled at Cleveland State University, 411 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 169 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,076. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Cleveland State University]](/colleges/cleveland-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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