2023 Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,114
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Non-Professional General Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,407 people earned their degree in non-professional general legal studies, making the major the 143rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, non-professional general legal studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,632 and had an average of $33,872 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 165 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,114 and $19,047 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 165 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Non-Professional General Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in non-professional general legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality non-professional general legal studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the non-professional general legal studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Non-Professional General Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Non-Professional General Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Non-Professional General Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 127 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,283 of the 48,149 students enrolled at UW Seattle were GI Bill® students, of which 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Washington - Seattle Campus]](/colleges/university-of-washington-seattle-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Non-Professional General Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.
UW Tacoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.According to our most recent data, UW Tacoma supports 5,364 students, and 721 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 417 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,084. 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.
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%.
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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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