2023 Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies is the 276th most popular major in the country with 2,208 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 406 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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. 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 Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying advanced legal research/studies.
Top 4 Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying advanced legal research/studies list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,720. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 57 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying advanced legal research/studies list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 109 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M University - College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Advanced Legal Research/Studies for a Master’s. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Austin 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UT Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/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.