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

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

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 329 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general advanced legal research/studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general advanced legal research/studies programs and a strong support system for 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 79 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown University, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $30,300. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgetown University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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New York University
New York, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #2 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

NYU also made our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s advanced legal research/studies students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 George Washington University]](/colleges/george-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to qualified students.

The American University also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 613 of the 14,001 students enrolled at American University were GI Bill® students, of which 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,027. To help with additional expenses, 206 students received scholarships through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at American University]](/colleges/american-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 94 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Columbia also made our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia University in the City of New York, 739 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. During this same period, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Columbia University in the City of New York]](/colleges/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. UMB is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 43 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMB, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMB supports 7,137 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,600. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

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