2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 89 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pre-law programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the pre-law program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region pre-law students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Pre-Law (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$2,604 Average Net Price

$29,375 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Pre-Law Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s pre-law degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central New Mexico Community College is $2,604 for Southwest Region Pre-Law students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Central New Mexico Community College

• Best Value Colleges for Pre-Law (Income $0-$30k)

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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