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2023 Best Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Studies for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Southwest Region for Legal Studies for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Legal Studies is the 195th most popular major in the country with 3,818 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 440 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the legal studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The legal studies 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 the Southwest Region for Legal Studies for a Doctorate”.

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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Studies for a Doctorate”.

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 3 doctorate’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, ASU - Tempe supports 74,795 students, and 7,566 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 Arizona State University - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report

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