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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$12,695 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,213 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master's 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for non-professional general legal studies students working on their master’s degree. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 a year.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at American Public University System Report

#2

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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at International College are $15,440 per year.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

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

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#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

WVU graduate students pay an average of $26,676 in tuition and fees each year.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 13
Virginia 92
North Carolina 2
Florida 398
Tennessee 58
Kentucky 21
South Carolina 0
Louisiana 11
Arkansas 4
Alabama 26
Mississippi 77
West Virginia 152

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 averages are for the top 4 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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