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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$27,148 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,390 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal professions was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 61,055 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal U are $15,726 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $12,336 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMGC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#3

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at SUNY Canton helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the remote town of Canton, SUNY Canton is a public college with a small student population.

SUNY Canton undergraduate students pay an average of $15,449 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Peirce College

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Peirce College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Peirce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Peirce are $15,060 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

University of the District of Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $13,004 in tuition and fees each year.

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New York City College of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. City Tech is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at City Tech are $15,270 a year.

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John Jay College of Criminal Justice came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at John Jay are $15,420 a year.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Temple are $30,602 a year.

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#9

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

Berkeley College - Woodland Park 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 #9 on the list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woodland Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Berkeley College - Woodland Park are $26,085 per year.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ramapo College are $24,694 a year.

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Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 931
Pennsylvania 2,391
New York 5,735
Maryland 761
Delaware 48
District of Columbia 2,586

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 23 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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