2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Legal Professions
Our analysis found Harrisburg Area Community College to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $8,295 per year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Community College of Philadelphia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in Pennsylvania. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Community College of Philadelphia are $8,688 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northampton County Area Community College is a great value for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.
Northampton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Allegheny County landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
CCAC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,323 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Peirce College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Peirce is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Peirce undergraduate students pay an average of $15,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Central Penn College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree legal professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Summerdale, Central Penn is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Penn are $18,714 per year.
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Widener University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Widener are $49,706 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Widener also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.
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Berks Technical Institute landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree legal professions programs. Berks Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wyomissing.
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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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Majors Related to Legal Professions
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.
- 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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