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2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
515 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $30-$48k” ranking.

Legal Studies is the 225th most popular major in the country with 3,546 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 $30-$48k.

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 21 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt University is $6,017 for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Vanderbilt Legal Studies Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 214 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $7,847 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full UCF Legal Studies Report

#3

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#3 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #3 spot on the list. American Military University is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,917 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend American Public University System.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Read full report on Legal Studies at American Military University

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #4 spot on the list. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ole Miss is $11,566 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

Read more about Legal Studies at University of Mississippi

#5

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

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 estimated yearly cost for Tulane is $24,632 for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Legal Studies Report

#6

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky
#9 in overall quality

Morehead State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Morehead, Kentucky, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s legal studies degrees 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. The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $11,086 for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Legal Studies at Morehead State University

#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 $30-$48k ranking. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #8 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,775 for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Read more about Legal Studies at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 48 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend U Miami is $36,623 for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 University of Miami

#9

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also made our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $33,303 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

Read more about Legal Studies at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

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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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