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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$16,212 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,801 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal professions was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 61,055 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for legal professions 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Brookdale Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brookdale Community College are $9,554 per year.

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#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means LaGuardia Community College is a great value for legal professions students working on their associate degree. LaGuardia is a large public school located in the city of Long Island City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LaGuardia are $8,098 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HACC are $9,818 a year.

HACC also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Legal Professions at Harrisburg Area Community College Report

Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $10,062 per year.

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#5

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Nassau Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,130 in tuition and fees each year.

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Anne Arundel Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AACC are $13,550 per year.

AACC also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Community College of Philadelphia 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 #7 on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 per year.

Full Legal Professions at Community College of Philadelphia Report

With a ranking of #8, University of the District of Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of the District of Columbia are $13,004 a year.

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#9

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Erie Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Erie Community College are $10,769 per year.

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#10

Peirce College

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #10, Peirce College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Peirce is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Peirce are $15,060 a year.

Full Legal Professions at Peirce College Report

Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 931
Pennsylvania 2,391
New York 5,735
Maryland 761
Delaware 48
District of Columbia 2,586

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.

  • 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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