2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Pre-Law for an Associate
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southwest Region for Pre-Law for an Associate” ranking.
Pre-Law is the 576th most popular major in the country with 586 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 93 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 55 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pre-law programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the pre-law program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The pre-law 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 Pre-Law for an Associate”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Pre-Law for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Pre-Law for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Pre-Law Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Pre-Law for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Pre-Law Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 21,398 students enrolled at CNM, 839 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 390 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,171. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CNM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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