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2023 Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges for Veterans in New York

5 Ranked Colleges
408 Degrees Awarded
$35,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Non-Professional General Legal Studies

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Non-Professional General Legal Studies” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 4,407 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 New York, there were 408 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,448 and $24,146 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Non-Professional General Legal Studies” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the non-professional general legal studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Non-Professional General Legal Studies”.

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Pace University - New York
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Non-Professional General Legal Studies. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified ’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.

Pace University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 12,835 students enrolled at Pace University, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,912. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for 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%.

Full Pace University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Non-Professional General Legal Studies list. John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 148 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

John Jay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 15,766 students enrolled at John Jay, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $952. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Non-Professional General Legal Studies list. St John’s University - New York is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 127 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

STJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 20,143 students enrolled at STJ were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,047. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. STJ offers 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%.

Full STJ Veteran Student Life Report

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Non-Professional General Legal Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 2 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

University at Buffalo also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo, 382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,050. 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.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full University at Buffalo Veteran Student Life Report

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Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercy College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Non-Professional General Legal Studies. Dobbs Ferry, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercy, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 9,547 students enrolled at Mercy were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,740. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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