by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Legal Professions (Other) is the 200th most popular major in the country with 2,013 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,368 and had an average of $27,963 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 250 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,094 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions (other). That schools that top this list have a program in legal professions (other) in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #1 spot on the list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 198 ’s other legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #2 spot on the list. William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s other legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Legal Professions Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other legal professions degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 George Mason University Legal Professions (Other) Report
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