2023 Most Veteran Friendly for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$24,000
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence is the 508th most popular major in the country with 749 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence.
Top 2 Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. California, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Cal U also made our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 340 of the 6,885 students enrolled at California University of Pennsylvania were GI Bill® students, of which 201 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,252. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. California University of Pennsylvania does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at California University of Pennsylvania]](/colleges/california-university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence list, UB has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 4,169 students enrolled at University of Baltimore, 173 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 90 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,002. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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