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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Law for a Doctorate

2 Ranked Colleges
463 Degrees Awarded
$55,413 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Law for a Doctorate

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 Wisconsin for Law for a Doctorate” ranking.

Law is the 28th most popular major in the country with 36,216 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, law graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $64,466 and had an average of $19,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 463 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,413 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Law for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in law. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent law programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the law program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Law for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Law for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Law Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Law for a Doctorate list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 268 doctorate’s law degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 44,640 students enrolled at UW - Madison were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW - Madison offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Law for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 195 degrees to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2020-2021.

Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Our most recent data shows that 140 of the 11,550 students enrolled at Marquette University were GI Bill® students, of which 93 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,404. In addition to receiving other benefits, 30 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Marquette University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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