2023 Best Pre-Law Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Far Western US Region for Pre-Law for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Pre-Law is the 576th most popular major in the country with 586 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 103 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 10 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pre-law programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 pre-law program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Pre-Law for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Pre-Law for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Pre-Law Associate 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 Pre-Law for an Associate. Humphreys University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Humphreys University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Associate 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,202. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. 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%.
[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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