2023 Best Legal Professions (Other) Colleges for Veterans in South Dakota

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 in South Dakota for Other Legal Professions” 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.

Across South Dakota, there were 3 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal professions (other) program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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 in South Dakota for Other Legal Professions”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Other Legal Professions

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Other Legal Professions”.

Top 1 Best Legal Professions (Other) Colleges for Veterans in South Dakota

• Best Legal Professions (Other) Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
• Best Legal Professions (Other) 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.

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