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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$27,066 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,390 Avg Salary

With 2,391 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #19 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Pennsylvania 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 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

Cal U undergraduate students pay an average of $11,108 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year.

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#3

Peirce College

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Peirce College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Peirce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Peirce undergraduate students pay an average of $15,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt are $20,362 a year.

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#5

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Penn College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Summerdale, Central Penn is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Penn are $18,714 a year.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drexel are $57,136 per year.

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#7

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Widener are $49,706 a year.

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 931
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 7 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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