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2023 Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
364 Degrees Awarded
$39,867 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 61,055 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,649 and had an average of $28,699 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 4,378 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,310 and $28,867 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 364 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions 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 program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s”.

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Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 70 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Suffolk also made our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 54 of the 6,830 students enrolled at Suffolk were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,143. During this same period, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Suffolk does offer 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%.

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Hamden, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.

Quinnipiac not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 9,746 students enrolled at Quinnipiac University, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #3 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal professions degrees to 99 students in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst, 477 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Amherst offers 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Massachusetts Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)

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Roger Williams University
Bristol, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s. Roger Williams University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bristol, Rhode Island. It awarded 44 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 4,702 students enrolled at RWU, 95 are 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 received scholarships through 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 RWU Veteran Student Life Report

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Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #5 spot on the list. Post University is a fairly large school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 34 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying legal professions list, Post University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 13,844 students enrolled at Post University, 1,029 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 736 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,975. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Post University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Post University Veteran Student Life Report

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Champlain College
Burlington, Vermont

Champlain College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal professions degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Champlain, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 4,137 students enrolled at Champlain College, 301 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 196 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,769. In addition to receiving other benefits, 26 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Champlain]](/colleges/champlain-college/student-life/veterans/)

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