2023 Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Legal Professions
Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.
ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.
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Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
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 |
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Majors Related to 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 2 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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