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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Legal Professions

6 Ranked Colleges
1,499 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Legal Professions

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Legal Professions” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Georgia, there were 1,499 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,155 and $35,296 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Legal Professions” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions programs as well as strong veteran support.

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 Georgia for Legal Professions”.

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Legal Professions list. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 212 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State, 1,873 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 662 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,934. During this same period, 2 students qualified for 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 Clayton State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Legal Professions. Clayton State University is a public institution located in Morrow, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 61 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Clayton State University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 7,052 students enrolled at Clayton State University, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,532. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Legal Professions list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 423 ’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UGA]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Legal Professions that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Atlanta landed the #4 spot on the list. Herzing University - Atlanta is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 6 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Herzing University - Atlanta did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 732 students enrolled at Herzing University - Atlanta were GI Bill® students, of which 65 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,505. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Legal Professions. Emory University is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 354 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Emory also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Emory supports 13,997 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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With a ranking of #6, Gwinnett College - Lilburn did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Legal Professions list. Gwinnett College - Lilburn is a small school located in Lilburn, Georgia that handed out 8 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our georgia vets studying legal professions list, Gwinnett College - Lilburn has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 18 of the 225 students enrolled at Gwinnett College - Lilburn were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,993. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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