2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southwest region, there were 406 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general advanced legal research/studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying advanced legal research/studies.
Top 1 Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/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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