2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools
Finding the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree School for You
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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2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools
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 city of Dallas.
Out of the 120 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
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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 suburb of Inver Grove Heights.
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Out of the 120 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
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Out of the 120 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Herzing University - Atlanta did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Herzing University - Atlanta is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
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Cerritos College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.
Roger Williams University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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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 suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Herzing University - Kenner came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Kenner, Herzing University - Kenner is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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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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Hodges University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #13, Center for Advanced Legal Studies did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Center for Advanced Legal Studies is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
Herzing University - Akron 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 #14 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Rasmussen University - Florida 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 #15 on the list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.
With a ranking of #16, Valencia College did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the large city of Orlando.
Des Moines Area Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools ranking. DMACC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.
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American Public University System 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 #18 on the list. 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 |
Legal Professions by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
| 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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