2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 2,013 people earned their degree in other legal professions and studies, making the major the 324th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 529 other legal professions and studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in other legal professions and studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other legal professions and studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other legal professions and studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying other legal professions & studies.
Top 12 Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 183 bachelors’s other legal professions and studies degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.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. During this same period, 31 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s. Quinnipiac is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s other legal professions and studies degrees to qualified students.
Quinnipiac did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 9,746 students enrolled at Quinnipiac were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,337. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Quinnipiac does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
Full Quinnipiac Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other legal professions and studies degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other legal professions & studies list, Montclair State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 21,005 students enrolled at Montclair State, 337 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,727. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montclair State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Montclair State]](/colleges/montclair-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #4 spot on the list. Woodland Park, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other legal professions and studies degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Berkeley College - Woodland Park supports 2,625 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,000. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellevue University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 13,059 students enrolled at Bellevue University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Bellevue University]](/colleges/bellevue-university/student-life/veterans/)
Ball State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other legal professions and studies students in 2020-2021.
Ball State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 21,597 students enrolled at Ball State University, 455 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,124. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ball State University offers 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ball State University]](/colleges/ball-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Temple University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other legal professions and studies degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple, 830 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,479. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Temple University Veteran Student Life Report
Roger Williams University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bristol, Rhode Island. It awarded 22 bachelors’s other legal professions and studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other legal professions & studies list, RWU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 4,702 students enrolled at Roger Williams University, 95 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,342. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Roger Williams University Veteran Student Life Report
Berkeley College - New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Berkeley College - New York is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s other legal professions and studies degrees to qualified students.
Berkeley College - New York also took the #9 spot in our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Berkeley College - New York supports 2,376 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,053. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Central Penn College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Central Penn is located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s other legal professions and studies degrees to qualified students.
Central Penn also made our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11.Our most recent data shows that 81 of the 963 students enrolled at Central Penn College were GI Bill® students, of which 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,455. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Penn College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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St John’s University - New York did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. St John’s University - New York is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 8 bachelors’s other legal professions and studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other legal professions & studies list, STJ has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, St John’s University - New York supports 20,143 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,047. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions & Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses is a small school located in Stockton, California that handed out 17 bachelors’s other legal professions and studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other legal professions & studies list, Humphreys University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13 of the 401 students enrolled at Humphreys University were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,202. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Humphreys University offers 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 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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