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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$30,217 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,213 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for non-professional general legal studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for non-professional general legal studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.

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#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drake are $11,988 per year.

Drake also claimed a spot on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Hodges University

Naples, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hodges University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. International College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naples.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at International College are $15,440 a year.

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#4

Trinity Law School

Santa Ana, CA

Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Law School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, Trinity Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trinity Law School are $13,650 per year.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UPenn is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for non-professional general legal studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.

Loyola Marymount excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for non-professional general legal studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Harvard is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#9

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

With a ranking of #9, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for non-professional general legal studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NKU are $15,594 a year.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Northern Kentucky University Report

With a ranking of #10, Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses did quite well on this year’s best value schools for non-professional general legal studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Stockton, Humphreys University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Humphreys University are $10,503 a year.

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View the Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

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 17 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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