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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

62 Colleges
$20,239 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,736 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 Colleges.

$9,554 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brookdale Community College to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brookdale Community College are $9,554 per year. On average, legal professions graduates from Brookdale Community College take out $14,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Legal Professions at Brookdale Community College Report

#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY
$8,098 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at LaGuardia Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . LaGuardia is a large public school located in the large city of Long Island City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LaGuardia are $8,098 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMGC are $12,336 a year. Legal Professions majors at UMGC take out an average of $34,238 in student loans while working on their egree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMGC also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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$9,818 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 62 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,818 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at HACC take out is $16,940.

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$15,726 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 62 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

Cal U undergraduate students pay an average of $15,726 in tuition and fees each year.

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$10,062 Average Tuition & Fees

Community College of Baltimore County landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CCBC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,062 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Legal Professions at Community College of Baltimore County Report

#7

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY
$12,130 Average Tuition & Fees

Nassau Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Nassau Community College are $12,130 a year.

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Anne Arundel Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. AACC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AACC are $13,550 per year.

AACC also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#9

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY
$15,449 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Canton landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. Located in the town of Canton, SUNY Canton is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Canton are $15,449 per year.

Full Legal Professions at SUNY Canton Report

$12,744 Average Tuition & Fees

Community College of Philadelphia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 per year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at Community College of Philadelphia take out is $20,075.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Legal Professions students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Peirce College Philadelphia, PA
12 Erie Community College Buffalo, NY

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 25 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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