2023 Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$26,500
Avg Cost*
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 the New England Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 New England region, there were 172 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general advanced legal research/studies 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 general advanced legal research/studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The advanced legal research/studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard, 304 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,012. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through 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 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 Harvard University]](/colleges/harvard-university/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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