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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$27,958 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,671 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value 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 Colleges.

$11,108 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for legal professions students. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal U are $11,108 a year.

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$8,295 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harrisburg Area Community College is a great value for legal professions students. HACC is a large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $8,295 per year. While working on their degree, legal professions majors at HACC accumulate an average of around $16,940 in student debt.

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$8,688 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Philadelphia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Community College of Philadelphia are $8,688 a year. While working on their degree, legal professions majors at Community College of Philadelphia accumulate an average of around $20,075 in student debt.

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#4

Peirce College

Philadelphia, PA
$15,060 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Peirce College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Pennsylvania. Peirce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Peirce undergraduate students pay an average of $15,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, legal professions majors at Peirce accumulate an average of around $38,950 in student debt.

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$8,323 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Community College of Allegheny County is a great value for legal professions students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCAC are $8,323 per year.

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#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UPenn are $61,710 a year.

UPenn also made our Best Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.

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#7

Villanova University

Villanova, PA
$59,020 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Villanova are $59,020 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
$17,378 Average Tuition & Fees

Temple University 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. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Temple are $17,378 per year. Legal Professions majors at Temple take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $20,362 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from Pitt carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

In addition to its great value ranking, Pitt is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#10

Central Penn College

Summerdale, PA
$18,714 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Penn College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Summerdale, Central Penn is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Penn are $18,714 a year. On average, legal professions graduates from Central Penn take out $35,603 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 12 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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