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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$15,050 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,078 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maryland 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. 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.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Professions Colleges.

$6,918 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Baltimore County the best value school in Maryland for legal professions students. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $6,918 per year.

Full Legal Professions at Community College of Baltimore County Report

$8,900 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anne Arundel Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a large student population.

AACC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

AACC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Maryland list.

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$11,899 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Maryland list. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMB are $11,899 a year.

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#4

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD
$9,364 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Baltimore helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UB are $9,364 a year. On average, legal professions graduates from UB take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD
$38,168 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stevenson University is a great value for legal professions students. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Stevenson undergraduate students pay an average of $38,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at Stevenson take out is $29,375.

Full Legal Professions at Stevenson University Report

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 931
Pennsylvania 2,391
New York 5,735
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 5 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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