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2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
515 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students with aid.

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 214 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on Legal Studies at University of Central Florida

#2

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. American Public University System 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for American Public University System is $10,222 for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students with aid.

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

Full American Public University System Legal Studies Report

#3

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Vanderbilt is $19,432 for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Legal Studies at Vanderbilt University

#4

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ole Miss is $14,016 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Legal Studies at University of Mississippi

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also made our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $14,906 for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students with aid per year to attend UA Little Rock.

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

#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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Morehead State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $12,421 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students with aid.

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#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students with aid list, U Miami has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U Miami is $46,949 for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Read more about Legal Studies at U Miami

#8

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $33,428 for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students with aid per year to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

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#9

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 13 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students with aid list, Tulane has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $37,841 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students with aid per year to attend Tulane.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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.

Full Tulane Legal Studies Report

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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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