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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

27 Colleges
$12,233 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,290 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 3,659 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 27 schools in Florida 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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a .

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, FL
$2,474 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Valencia College to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Orlando.

Valencia College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,474 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, legal professions majors at Valencia College accumulate an average of around $15,501 in student debt.

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$2,506 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hillsborough Community College is a great value for legal professions students. HCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $2,506 per year. After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from HCC carry an average student debtload of $19,560.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, HCC also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Professions Schools in Florida ranking.

Full Legal Professions at Hillsborough Community College Report

#3

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL
$2,838 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Miami Dade College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Florida. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Miami.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year. On average, legal professions graduates from MDC take out $10,935 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL
$3,050 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Palm Beach State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Palm Beach State College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at Palm Beach State College take out is $8,279.

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#5

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL
$2,830 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Broward College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $2,830 per year.

Full Legal Professions at Broward College Report

$3,131 Average Tuition & Fees

Seminole State College of Florida 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 small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public college with a large student population.

Seminole State undergraduate students pay an average of $3,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL
$2,682 Average Tuition & Fees

St Petersburg 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 large city of Clearwater, SPC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SPC are $2,682 a year. While working on their degree, legal professions majors at SPC accumulate an average of around $28,285 in student debt.

SPC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Florida list.

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#8

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL
$2,764 Average Tuition & Fees

Indian River State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Florida ranking. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indian River State College are $2,764 per year. Legal Professions majors at Indian River State College take out an average of $9,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$2,791 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Florida State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Florida list. EFSC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Cocoa.

EFSC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,791 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,368 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Florida landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCF are $6,368 a year. Legal Professions majors at UCF take out an average of $23,372 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCF is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Florida list.

Full Legal Professions at University of Central Florida Report

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,307
West Virginia 330
South Carolina 526
Virginia 2,055
Arkansas 284
Mississippi 439
Tennessee 732
Louisiana 936
Alabama 426
Kentucky 423
Georgia 1,180

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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