2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$36,400
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence” 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 Plains States region, there were 73 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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The american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence”.
Top 1 Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 58 ’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees in 2020-2021.
WUSTL also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 15,449 students enrolled at Washington University in St Louis, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,972. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
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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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