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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,136 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,114 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 165 degrees and certificates were awarded to non-professional general legal studies students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #96 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value programs for non-professional general legal studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Check out the non-professional general legal studies programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

$12,196 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Washington - Tacoma Campus to be the best value school for non-professional general legal studies students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Tacoma are $12,196 per year. After completing their degree, non-professional general legal studies graduates from UW Tacoma carry an average student debtload of $19,047.

UW Tacoma also made our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Washington list, coming in at #1.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Report

$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Seattle are $12,076 a year. While working on their degree, non-professional general legal studies majors at UW Seattle accumulate an average of around $19,047 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Seattle is ranked #2 for overall quality for non-professional general legal studies in Washington.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

Explore all the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 624
Oregon 0
Alaska 18

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 2 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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