2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 761 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland to see which bachelor's 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. 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.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Legal Professions
Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMGC are $7,704 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMGC is ranked #3 for overall quality for legal professions in Maryland.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Baltimore is a great value for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.
UB undergraduate students pay an average of $9,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Stevenson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in Maryland. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stevenson are $38,168 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Jersey | 931 |
Pennsylvania | 2,391 |
New York | 5,735 |
Delaware | 48 |
District of Columbia | 2,586 |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 3 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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