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2023 Best Law Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin

2 Ranked Colleges
463 Degrees Awarded
$40,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Law

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Law” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Law” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in law. 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 Wisconsin for Law

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin vets studying law.

Top 2 Best Law Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Law that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 268 ’s law degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison, 4 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Law that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #2 spot on the list. Marquette is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 195 ’s law degrees in 2020-2021.

Marquette also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Marquette University supports 11,550 students, and 140 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 93 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,404. On top of their other funding sources, 30 students received funds through 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 88%, 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%.

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