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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Law

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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Law

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 Minnesota for Law” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Minnesota, there were 693 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,413 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Law” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Law

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

Top 3 Best Law Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Law list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 227 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMN Twin Cities does offer 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Law list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s law degrees to 144 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST MN, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 9,792 students enrolled at University of St Thomas Minnesota, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of St Thomas Minnesota]](/colleges/university-of-st-thomas-minnesota/student-life/veterans/)

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Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Law that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Hamline School of Law landed the #3 spot on the list. Mitchell Hamline School of Law is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 322 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Mitchell Hamline did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 1,242 students enrolled at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 81 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,849. In addition to receiving other benefits, 25 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Mitchell Hamline School of Law]](/colleges/william-mitchell-college-of-law/student-life/veterans/)

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