2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,208 people earned their degree in general advanced legal research/studies, making the major the 276th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 167 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general advanced legal research/studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general advanced legal research/studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general advanced legal research/studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate”.
Top 4 Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 1 doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.
U-M also made our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 570 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at U-M]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 3 doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Madison offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies students in 2020-2021.
IU Bloomington also made our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 43,064 students enrolled at Indiana University - Bloomington, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies students in 2020-2021.
UChicago also made our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 241 of the 17,834 students enrolled at University of Chicago were GI Bill® students, of which 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,948. During this same period, 58 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UChicago]](/colleges/university-of-chicago/student-life/veterans/)
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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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