2023 Best Legal Professions (Other) Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$28,268
Avg Student Debt
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,013 people earned their degree in legal professions (other), making the major the 200th most popular in the United States. 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal professions (other) programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 legal professions (other) program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The other legal professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for an Associate”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying other legal professions.
Top 3 Best Legal Professions (Other) Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #1 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 associates’s other legal professions degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Berkeley College - Woodland Park, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Associate Degree Schools” ranking.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,000. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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 Berkeley College - New York. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for an Associate. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s other legal professions degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Berkeley College - New York not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Associate Degree Schools” list.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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for an Associate. University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s other legal professions degrees to qualified students.
University of the District of Columbia also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of the District of Columbia supports 3,725 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 $2,081. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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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