2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Southeast 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for legal professions students working on their associate degree. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.
American Military University also made our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baton Rouge Community College is a great value for legal professions students working on their associate degree. BRCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $4,221 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Orlando.
Valencia College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,383 in tuition and fees each year.
Valencia College also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hillsborough Community College is a great value for legal professions students working on their associate degree. HCC is a large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCC are $9,111 a year.
HCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,936 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Central Piedmont Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Reynolds Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree legal professions programs. Located in the suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Reynolds Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,800 in tuition and fees each year.
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Broward College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $8,952 per year.
BC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Palm Beach State College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree legal professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Palm Beach State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,910 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Palm Beach State College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Miami Dade College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. MDC is a very large public school located in the large city of Miami.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MDC are $9,661 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, MDC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Greenville Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. GTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Greenville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GTC are $9,410 a year.
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Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 1,307 |
West Virginia | 330 |
Mississippi | 439 |
South Carolina | 526 |
Florida | 3,659 |
Virginia | 2,055 |
Arkansas | 284 |
Alabama | 426 |
Kentucky | 423 |
Georgia | 1,180 |
Tennessee | 732 |
Louisiana | 936 |
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Legal Professions Related Majors for 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 |
Majors Similar 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 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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