2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions School for You
Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 87 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 15% Best Legal Professions Schools
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for legal professions students. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year. After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from American Military University carry an average student debtload of $30,648.
In addition to its great value ranking, American Military University is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Baton Rouge Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. BRCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
BRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,221 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Valencia College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Southeast Region . Valencia College is a very large public school located in the city of Orlando.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valencia College are $9,383 per year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at Valencia College take out is $15,501.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Valencia College also did well on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great value for legal professions students. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,936 in tuition and fees each year.
Central Piedmont Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hillsborough Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. HCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,111 in tuition and fees each year. On average, legal professions graduates from HCC take out $19,560 in student loans while working on their degree.
HCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Reynolds Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Reynolds Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,800 in tuition and fees each year.
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Broward College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $8,952 per year.
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Miami Dade 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. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Miami.
MDC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,661 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, legal professions majors at MDC accumulate an average of around $10,935 in student debt.
MDC also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Palm Beach State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Palm Beach State College are $10,910 per year. Legal Professions majors at Palm Beach State College take out an average of $8,279 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Herzing University - Atlanta ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list. Herzing University - Atlanta is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Herzing University - Atlanta undergraduate students pay an average of $14,200 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, legal professions majors at Herzing University - Atlanta accumulate an average of around $38,136 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Herzing University - Atlanta also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.
Rasmussen University - Florida undergraduate students pay an average of $13,635 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at Rasmussen University - Florida take out is $28,835.
Rasmussen University - Florida excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Herzing University - Kenner came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Kenner, Herzing University - Kenner is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Herzing University - Kenner are $14,200 per year. On average, legal professions graduates from Herzing University - Kenner take out $38,136 in student loans while working on their degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Herzing University - Kenner also is in the top 5% of our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Greenville Technical College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Greenville.
GTC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,410 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at GTC take out is $20,000.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Legal Professions students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Seminole State College of Florida | Sanford, FL |
| 15 | Hodges University | Naples, FL |
| 16 | St Petersburg College | Clearwater, FL |
| 17 | Indian River State College | Fort Pierce, FL |
Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,307 |
| West Virginia | 330 |
| Mississippi | 439 |
| South Carolina | 526 |
| Florida | 3,659 |
| Virginia | 2,055 |
| Arkansas | 284 |
| Alabama | 426 |
| Kentucky | 423 |
| Georgia | 1,180 |
| Tennessee | 732 |
| Louisiana | 936 |
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Legal Professions Related Majors for 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 |
Majors Similar 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 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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