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2023 Most Popular Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

35 Colleges
$30,873 Avg Salary
$33,833 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Non-Professional General Legal Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the non-professional general legal studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for non-professional general legal studies students. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best non-professional general legal studies schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National Paralegal College is a great place for non-professional general legal studies students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, National Paralegal College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, non-professional general legal studies graduates from National Paralegal College take out $55,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for non-professional general legal studies students. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

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.

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Central New Mexico Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular non-professional general legal studies programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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With a ranking of #9, Carl Albert State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for non-professional general legal studies students. Carl Albert State College is a small public school located in the town of Poteau.

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Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for non-professional general legal studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Tahlequah.

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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 35 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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