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2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
272 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 540 people earned their degree in pre-law, making the major the 633rd most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 272 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in pre-law. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pre-law programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the pre-law program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The pre-law school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pre-Law (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Michigan State University is $6,686 for Bachelor’s Degree Pre-Law students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Michigan State Pre-Law Report

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Ball State University is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pre-law students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ball State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,403 for bachelor’s degree pre-law students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ball State University.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Ball State University

#3

National University

La Jolla, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

National University also made our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pre-Law at National University

#4

Indiana Institute of Technology

Fort Wayne, Indiana
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pre-law degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Indiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,286 for bachelor’s degree pre-law students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Indiana Institute of Technology.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Indiana Institute of Technology

#5

Barry University

Miami, Florida
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Barry University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Barry University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.

Barry University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Barry University is $15,405 for Bachelor’s Degree Pre-Law students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Barry University Pre-Law Report

#6

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

Creighton University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Creighton University is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 1 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $24,458 for bachelor’s degree pre-law students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Creighton.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Creighton

#7

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pre-law students whose families make $0-$30k list, NUS Florida has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NUS Florida is $19,544 for bachelor’s degree pre-law students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pre-Law at NUS Florida

#8

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

Champlain College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s pre-law degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pre-law students whose families make $0-$30k list, Champlain has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Champlain is $27,028 for bachelor’s degree pre-law students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%.

Read more about Pre-Law at Champlain College

#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Liberty University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $27,896 for Bachelor’s Degree Pre-Law students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Liberty University.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Liberty University

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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