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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$18,888 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,801 Avg Salary

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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Salt Lake Community College to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 per year.

Salt Lake Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#2

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Front Range Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,454 a year.

FRCC also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Front Range Community College

#3

IBMC College

Fort Collins, CO

The excellent associate degree programs at IBMC College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . IBMC is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IBMC are $14,580 a year.

Full Legal Professions at IBMC College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per year.

Read full report on Legal Professions at The University of Montana

Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 616
Utah 323
Montana 85
Idaho 163
Wyoming 86

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 4 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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