2023 Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Plains States region, there were 3,465 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,259 and $33,307 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 296 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the legal professions program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 8 Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Kansas supports 26,744 students, and 70 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 40 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,917. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Drake also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Drake University supports 4,774 students, and 100 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 61 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. To help with additional expenses, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s list. Hamline University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hamline, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 3,113 students enrolled at Hamline were GI Bill® students, of which 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,455. In addition to receiving other benefits, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hamline does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 102 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
Bellevue University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 13,059 students enrolled at Bellevue University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bellevue University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s list. Creighton University is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 8,770 students enrolled at Creighton, 278 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,575. To help with additional expenses, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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With a ranking of #6, Washburn University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s list. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school situated in Topeka, Kansas. It awarded 16 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Washburn University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 5,880 students enrolled at Washburn University, 306 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 147 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,535. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Washburn University Veteran Student Life Report
Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU Moorhead also made our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6.Of the 5,547 students enrolled at Minnesota State University - Moorhead, 99 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,920. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 MSU Moorhead Veteran Student Life Report
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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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