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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$11,293 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,801 Avg Salary

With 1,180 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #17 most popular major in Georgia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Georgia 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Clayton State University the best value school in Georgia for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clayton State University are $5,568 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Herzing University - Atlanta is a great value for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Herzing University - Atlanta is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Herzing University - Atlanta are $14,200 a year.

Herzing University - Atlanta did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Gwinnett College - Lilburn helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in Georgia. Located in the large suburb of Lilburn, Gwinnett College - Lilburn is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gwinnett College - Lilburn are $9,925 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South University’s online programs is a great value for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South University’s online programs are $15,480 a year.

Read full report on Legal Professions at South University’s online programs

Explore all the Best Value Legal Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,307
West Virginia 330
Florida 3,659
Virginia 2,055
Arkansas 284
Mississippi 439
South Carolina 526
Louisiana 936
Alabama 426
Kentucky 423
Tennessee 732

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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