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Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$7,540 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,781 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, non-professional general legal studies was ranked #144 in the country. In fact 4,407 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for non-professional general legal studies students working on their associate degree. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Central New Mexico Community College Report

Explore the best non-professional general legal studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 104
Arizona 289
Oklahoma 42
New Mexico 35

One of 4 majors within the area of study, non-professional general legal studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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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