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2023 Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$75,296 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Legal Professions for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Legal Professions for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 284 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,164 and $33,181 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Legal Professions for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions (other) programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions (other) program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying other legal professions.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Legal Professions for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s other legal professions degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also made our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 44,589 students enrolled at UCLA, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,071. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - Los Angeles]](/colleges/university-of-california-los-angeles/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Legal Professions for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #2 spot on the list. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other legal professions degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 20,722 students enrolled at UNR, 669 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 351 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,493. 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 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%.

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University of San Diego
San Diego, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Legal Professions for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the #3 spot on the list. San Diego, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other legal professions degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying other legal professions list, USD has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 8,861 students enrolled at USD, 44 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,598. On top of their other funding sources, 17 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 University of San Diego Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Legal Professions for a Master’s list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s other legal professions students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 39,074 students enrolled at UC Davis, 31 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,489. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - Davis]](/colleges/university-of-california-davis/student-life/veterans/)

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Southwestern Law School
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Law School. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Legal Professions for a Master’s. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other legal professions degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Southwestern Law School also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13 of the 886 students enrolled at Southwestern Law School were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,827. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Southwestern Law School]](/colleges/southwestern-law-school/student-life/veterans/)

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