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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,802 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region 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. 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 National Paralegal College to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . National Paralegal College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National Paralegal College are $7,995 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston - Clear Lake is a great value for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH Clear Lake are $20,994 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH Clear Lake also did well on our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Bryan University

Tempe, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bryan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, Bryan University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bryan University are $12,142 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 a year.

ASU - Tempe also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Arizona are $35,153 a year.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,593
Texas 3,012
New Mexico 173
Oklahoma 708

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 6 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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