2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree School for You
With 2,391 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #19 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Colleges.
Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Legal Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Harrisburg Area Community College the best school in Pennsylvania for legal professions students working on their associate degree. HACC is a large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Philadelphia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Peirce College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Peirce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #6, Berks Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Berks Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wyomissing.
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Community College of Allegheny County ranked #7 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Central Penn College 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Summerdale, Central Penn is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Jersey | 931 |
New York | 5,735 |
Maryland | 761 |
Delaware | 48 |
District of Columbia | 2,586 |
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Legal Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 8 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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