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

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Minnesota for Legal Professions for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Minnesota, there were 1,028 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,016 and $31,456 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Legal Professions for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Legal Professions for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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Hamline University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Legal Professions for a Master’s list. Hamline University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Hamline did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list.Among the 3,113 students enrolled at Hamline University, 98 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,455. During this same period, 17 students received scholarships 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Legal Professions for a Master’s. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 25 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

UST MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list.Among the 9,792 students enrolled at University of St Thomas Minnesota, 2 are 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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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 87%, 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 UST MN]](/colleges/university-of-st-thomas-minnesota/student-life/veterans/)

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