2023 Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Legal Studies for a Master’s” ranking.
Legal Studies is the 195th most popular major in the country with 3,818 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 825 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal studies 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 studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Legal Studies for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying legal studies.
Top 1 Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Legal Studies for a Master’s. Humphreys University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 12 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Humphreys University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13 of the 401 students enrolled at Humphreys University were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,202. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Humphreys University]](/colleges/humphreys-college-stockton-and-modesto-campuses/student-life/veterans/)
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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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