2023 Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence” ranking is part of that endeavor.

American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence is the 508th most popular major in the country with 749 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence 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 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence 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 Southeast Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence

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

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

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

13,282 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$4,888 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 81 ’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees in 2020-2021.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 13,282 of the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University were GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,888. To help with additional expenses, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Liberty University]](/colleges/liberty-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

522 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$12,213 Average GI Bill® Award

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 list. Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees to qualified students.

NUS Florida also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 20,888 students enrolled at Nova Southeastern University, 522 were 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Nova Southeastern University]](/colleges/nova-southeastern-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Colleges for Veterans

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.