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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
515 Degrees Awarded
$17,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,546 people earned their degree in legal studies, making the major the 225th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 809 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 515 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in legal studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 21 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $3,156 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Vanderbilt University.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 214 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $6,211 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 78 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at American Military University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,013 for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend American Public University System.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Legal Studies at American Public University System

#4

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Ole Miss also made our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $9,455 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ole Miss.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#5

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tulane University of Louisiana is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $23,968 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Legal Studies at Tulane

#6

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky
#9 in overall quality

Morehead State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

Morehead State University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,029 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Morehead State University.

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#8 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UA Little Rock is $13,936 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Legal Studies at UA Little Rock

#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

U Miami also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U Miami is $42,611 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Legal Studies at U Miami

#9

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 33 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also took the #7 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,435 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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