2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Research for a Master’s

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Research for a Master’s. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 42 masters’s legal research degrees in 2020-2021.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Among the 26,552 students enrolled at University of Pennsylvania, 324 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,383. On top of their other funding sources, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Pennsylvania]](/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Research for a Master’s. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s legal research degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.According to our most recent data, Drexel University supports 23,589 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Drexel Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Research for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 15 masters’s legal research degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus supports 32,277 students, and 509 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 364 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,281. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Research for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 35 masters’s legal research degrees in 2020-2021.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Among the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple, 830 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,479. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Temple offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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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Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Research for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #5 spot on the list. Villanova University is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

Villanova also made our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2.Of the 11,032 students enrolled at Villanova, 997 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 824 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,584. To help with additional expenses, 41 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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

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Widener University
Chester, Pennsylvania

Widener University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Legal Research for a Master’s ranking. Widener University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Widener also made our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 111 of the 6,150 students enrolled at Widener University were GI Bill® students, of which 51 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,151. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received scholarships 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%.

Full Widener University Veteran Student Life Report