2023 Best Law Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah
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Ranked Colleges
192
Degrees Awarded
$61,523
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 in Utah for Law for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 36,216 people earned their degree in law, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. 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 Utah, there were 192 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,523 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great law programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the law program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Law for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Law for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Law Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Law for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 88 doctorate’s law degrees in 2020-2021.
U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list.Among the 33,081 students enrolled at University of Utah, 1 are 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Utah 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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