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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Studies

2 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$36,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Studies

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Studies” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,818 people earned their degree in legal studies, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 108 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Studies” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in legal studies. 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Studies”.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Studies. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified ’s legal studies students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 26,552 students enrolled at University of Pennsylvania, 324 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. During this same period, 78 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Studies list. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Pitt also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Pitt supports 32,277 students, and 509 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 364 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,281. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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 93%. 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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