2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 New England Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 749 people earned their degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence, making the major the 508th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 75 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

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 in the New England Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence.

Top 2 Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCONN also took the #1 spot in our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UCONN supports 27,215 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 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 93%. 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 UCONN Veteran Student Life Report

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Vermont Law School
South Royalton, Vermont

29 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont Law School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s list. Vermont Law School is a small school located in South Royalton, Vermont that handed out 24 masters’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees in 2020-2021.

VLS also made our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Vermont Law School supports 624 students, and 29 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 7 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,622. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

Full VLS Veteran Student Life Report

• Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.