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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Non-Professional General Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s

2 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$41,309 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Non-Professional General Legal Studies for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Non-Professional General Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 District of Columbia, there were 85 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,309 and $30,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Non-Professional General Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree vets studying non-professional general legal studies.

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Non-Professional General Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Among the 14,001 students enrolled at The American University, 613 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,027. In addition to receiving other benefits, 206 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full American University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Non-Professional General Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of the District of Columbia is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 26 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

University of the District of Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Of the 3,725 students enrolled at University of the District of Columbia, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,081. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of the District of Columbia]](/colleges/university-of-the-district-of-columbia/student-life/veterans/)

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