2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Law for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$35,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for Pre-Law for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 586 people earned their degree in pre-law, making the major the 576th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 331 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Law for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in pre-law. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pre-law 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 pre-law program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Law for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying pre-law.
Top 7 Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Law for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 92 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Liberty University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13,282 of the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University were GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,888. On top of their other funding sources, 386 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Liberty University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Liberty University]](/colleges/liberty-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Law for a Bachelor’s. Creighton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Creighton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 278 of the 8,770 students enrolled at Creighton University were GI Bill® students, of which 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,575. To help with additional expenses, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 Roger Williams University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Law for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pre-law students in 2020-2021.
RWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 95 of the 4,702 students enrolled at Roger Williams University were GI Bill® students, of which 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,342. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Roger Williams University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Law for a Bachelor’s. University of Missouri - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.
UMKC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 16,147 students enrolled at University of Missouri - Kansas City, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Law for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 20,888 students enrolled at NUS Florida, 522 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 335 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,213. On top of their other funding sources, 70 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Champlain College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Law for a Bachelor’s ranking. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 13 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
Champlain not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 4,137 students enrolled at Champlain, 301 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 196 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,769. On top of their other funding sources, 26 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Champlain College Veteran Student Life Report
Barry University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Pre-Law for a Bachelor’s ranking. Barry University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.
Barry University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 7,515 students enrolled at Barry University, 22 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,141. On top of their other funding sources, 12 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Barry University 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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