2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 127 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence programs as well as strong veteran support.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

13,282 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 81 diplomas to qualified masters’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence list, Liberty University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Liberty University supports 93,349 students, and 13,282 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 386 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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2

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

522 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence for a Master’s list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

NUS Florida not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 20,888 students enrolled at NUS Florida, 522 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 335 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,213. During this same period, 70 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NUS Florida does offer 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%.

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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

Footnotes

• *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.