2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$34,949
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Legal Professions (Other) is the 200th most popular major in the country with 2,013 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,368 and had an average of $27,963 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 529 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions (other) 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 legal professions (other) program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 12 Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 183 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the #2 spot on the list. Quinnipiac University is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Quinnipiac also made our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Among the 9,746 students enrolled at Quinnipiac, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,337. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other legal professions degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Montclair State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 337 of the 21,005 students enrolled at Montclair State University were GI Bill® students, of which 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,727. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #4 spot on the list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small school located in Woodland Park, New Jersey that handed out 19 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Berkeley College - Woodland Park supports 2,625 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,000. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Berkeley College - Woodland Park does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Berkeley College - Woodland Park Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s list. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellevue University also made our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Of the 13,059 students enrolled at Bellevue University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full Bellevue University Veteran Student Life Report
Ball State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other legal professions degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other legal professions list, Ball State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ball State University supports 21,597 students, and 455 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 182 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,124. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ball State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Ball State University Veteran Student Life Report
Temple University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other legal professions list, Temple has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Temple University supports 37,236 students, and 830 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 510 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,479. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Temple University]](/colleges/temple-university/student-life/veterans/)
Roger Williams University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other legal professions students in 2020-2021.
RWU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 4,702 students enrolled at RWU, 95 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,342. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Roger Williams University]](/colleges/roger-williams-university/student-life/veterans/)
Berkeley College - New York ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Berkeley College - New York also took the #9 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 2,376 students enrolled at Berkeley College - New York were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,053. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Berkeley College - New York Veteran Student Life Report
Central Penn College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s list. Central Penn is located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Central Penn also took the #11 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 963 students enrolled at Central Penn College, 81 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,455. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Penn College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Central Penn College Veteran Student Life Report
St John’s University - New York ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s list. STJ is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 8 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
STJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 20,143 students enrolled at St John’s University - New York were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,047. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at STJ]](/colleges/st-johns-university-new-york/student-life/veterans/)
Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. Humphreys University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 17 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Humphreys University also made our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12.Among the 401 students enrolled at Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,202. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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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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