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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$14,907 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,075 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brookdale Community College are $9,554 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harrisburg Area Community College is a great value for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Baltimore County. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $10,062 per year.

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#4

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Nassau Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nassau Community College are $12,130 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anne Arundel Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. AACC is a large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

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

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#6

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #6, Monroe Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Monroe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,368 in tuition and fees each year.

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Suffolk County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate legal professions programs. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk County Community College are $11,740 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Long Island Business Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Flushing, LIBI is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LIBI are $11,066 a year.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of Orchard Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bryant & Stratton College - Online are $15,295 per year.

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Community College of Allegheny County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a large student population.

CCAC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,863 in tuition and fees each year.

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Explore the best legal professions schools 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 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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