2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions Bachelor's 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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 98 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for legal professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 15% Best Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe 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 claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.
Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bellevue University also did well on our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal U are $15,726 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $12,336 per year.
UMGC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Paralegal College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, National Paralegal College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National Paralegal College are $7,995 a year.
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Herzing University - Akron did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Herzing Akron are $14,200 a year.
Herzing Akron excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.
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Herzing University - Kenner did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Kenner, Herzing University - Kenner is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Herzing University - Kenner are $14,200 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Herzing University - Kenner also did well on our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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St Petersburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Clearwater, SPC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SPC are $9,286 per year.
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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Skysong is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.
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Hodges University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at International College are $14,780 a year.
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Herzing University - Madison came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.
Herzing University - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $14,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH Clear Lake are $20,994 a year.
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Purdue University Global came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $14,436 in tuition and fees each year.
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SUNY Canton landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the town of Canton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Canton are $15,449 a year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Legal Professions students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Minnesota State University - Moorhead | Moorhead, MN |
| 16 | Post University | Waterbury, CT |
| 17 | Clayton State University | Morrow, GA |
| 18 | Peirce College | Philadelphia, PA |
| 19 | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI |
Legal Professions by Region
View the Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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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