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.
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Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in tuition and fees each year.
American Military University also took the #2 spot in our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Baton Rouge Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . BRCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BRCC are $4,221 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Valencia College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Valencia College is a very 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Valencia College also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. HCC is a large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $9,111 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, HCC also did well on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great value for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,936 in tuition and fees each year.
Central Piedmont Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Reynolds Community College are $8,800 per year.
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Broward College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BC are $8,952 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, BC 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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Palm Beach State College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Palm Beach State College are $10,910 a year.
Palm Beach State College also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Miami Dade 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 #9 on the list. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Miami.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MDC are $9,661 a 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Greenville.
GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,410 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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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