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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Legal Professions for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Legal Professions for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Maryland for Legal Professions for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 61,055 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,649 and had an average of $28,699 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 840 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,078 and $34,205 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Legal Professions for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions programs and a strong support system for 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 legal professions program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Legal Professions for a Master’s”.

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Legal Professions for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 43 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

UMB also made our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1.Of the 7,137 students enrolled at University of Maryland - Baltimore, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,600. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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University of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Baltimore. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Legal Professions for a Master’s. University of Baltimore is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 31 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

UB also made our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #2.Of the 4,169 students enrolled at University of Baltimore, 173 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 90 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,002. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UB]](/colleges/university-of-baltimore/student-life/veterans/)

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