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2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools

120 Colleges
$29,801 Avg Salary
$26,059 Avg Student Debt

Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 120 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Anoka Technical College is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN

Out of the 120 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Inver Hills Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. IHCC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Inver Grove Heights.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Portland Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Herzing University - Atlanta ranked #6 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Herzing University - Atlanta is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#7

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Cerritos College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Cerritos College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.

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With a ranking of #8, Roger Williams University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Herzing University - Kenner landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree legal professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Kenner, Herzing University - Kenner is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#11

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#12

Hodges University

Naples, FL

Hodges University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Center for Advanced Legal Studies landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree legal professions programs. Center for Advanced Legal Studies is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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With a ranking of #14, Herzing University - Akron did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #15 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.

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#16

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the large city of Orlando.

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Des Moines Area Community College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree legal professions programs. DMACC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

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American Public University System came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Legal Professions students that almost earned our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA
20 Herzing University - Madison Madison, WI
21 North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN
22 City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL
23 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN
24 Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL

View the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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