2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,659 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Florida 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.
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 analysis found Valencia College to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Florida. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Orlando.
Valencia College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,474 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 Hillsborough Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. HCC is a large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCC are $2,506 a year.
HCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Palm Beach State College is a great value for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. MDC is a very large public school located in the large city of Miami.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MDC are $2,838 per year.
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Out of the 15 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Broward College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a very large student population.
BC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,830 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Seminole State College of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public school with a large student population.
Seminole State undergraduate students pay an average of $3,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Seminole State also is in the top 20% of our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking.
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With a ranking of #7, Indian River State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Indian River State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indian River State College are $2,764 per year.
Indian River State College 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 Florida list.
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St Petersburg College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Clearwater, SPC is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SPC are $2,682 per year.
SPC also made our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #5.
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With a ranking of #9, Eastern Florida State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. EFSC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Cocoa.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EFSC are $2,791 a year.
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Rasmussen University - Florida 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 #10 on the list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rasmussen University - Florida are $13,635 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rasmussen University - Florida is ranked #2 for overall quality for legal professions in Florida.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 1,307 |
West Virginia | 330 |
Mississippi | 439 |
South Carolina | 526 |
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 15 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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