2023 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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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 in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Legal Professions is the 16th most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 the Southwest region, there were 6,329 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,741 and $24,869 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s”.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 209 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,720. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Oklahoma]](/colleges/university-of-oklahoma-norman-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 110 degrees to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station, 5 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 $4,925. 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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 106 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s legal professions degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,382 of the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston were GI Bill® students, of which 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Houston offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Mary’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s. St. Mary’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 41 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying legal professions list, St. Mary’s has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 3,458 students enrolled at St. Mary’s University, 264 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 174 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $24,459. On top of their other funding sources, 74 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 St. Mary’s University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 102 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s ranking. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 8 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the # spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Austin 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 97%. 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%.
Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report
Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 39 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
SMU also made our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University, 327 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. In addition to receiving other benefits, 103 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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 SMU]](/colleges/southern-methodist-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Tulsa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s ranking. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 21 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying legal professions list, University of Tulsa has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 3,960 students enrolled at University of Tulsa, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,162. To help with additional expenses, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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. 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 University of Tulsa Veteran Student Life Report
National Paralegal College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Legal Professions for a Master’s ranking. National Paralegal College is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at National Paralegal College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 693 students enrolled at National Paralegal College, 46 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,791. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at National Paralegal College]](/colleges/national-paralegal-college/student-life/veterans/)
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