2023 Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Doctorate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 749 people earned their degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence, making the major the 508th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 56 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree vets studying american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence.
Top 1 Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence 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 American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #1 spot on the list. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Southern Methodist University supports 12,373 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 215 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. In addition to receiving other benefits, 103 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
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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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