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Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools

2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$11,369 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,781 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 4,407 people earned a degree or certificate in non-professional general legal studies, making the major the #144 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for non-professional general legal studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the best value school for non-professional general legal studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year.

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great value for non-professional general legal studies students working on their associate degree. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, non-professional general legal studies graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $22,715.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Post University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Post University are $15,458 per year. Non-Professional General Legal Studies majors at Post University take out an average of $37,115 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anne Arundel Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools list. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AACC are $13,550 per year.

AACC also claimed a spot on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses is a great value for non-professional general legal studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Stockton, Humphreys University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Humphreys University are $14,580 per year.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
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