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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$22,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,873 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.

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The Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region 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. 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.

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

$7,540 Average Tuition & Fees

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

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year.

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$7,995 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Paralegal College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Phoenix, National Paralegal College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

National Paralegal College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,995 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, non-professional general legal studies graduates from National Paralegal College carry an average student debtload of $55,500.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best non-professional general legal studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year. On average, non-professional general legal studies graduates from ASU - Skysong take out $23,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $397, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year. On average, non-professional general legal studies graduates from ASU - Tempe take out $23,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $397, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Tempe also did well on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Arizona are $35,153 a year.

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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 averages are for the top 6 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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