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2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
272 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in pre-law. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pre-law programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Pre-Law (With Aid)

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 84 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $19,173 for Bachelor’s Degree Pre-Law students with aid per year to attend Michigan State University.

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.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Michigan State University

#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 Getting Aid. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pre-law students in 2019-2020.

Ball State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ball State University is $15,147 for Bachelor’s Degree Pre-Law students with aid.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Ball State University

#3

National University

La Jolla, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #3 spot on the list. National University is a fairly large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 10 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

National University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.

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%.

Full National University Pre-Law Report

#4

Barry University

Miami, Florida
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barry University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Miami, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s pre-law students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Barry University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,994 for bachelor’s degree pre-law students with aid per year to attend Barry University.

Full Barry University Pre-Law Report

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Indiana Tech is a small school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 1 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indiana Tech, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indiana Institute of Technology is $19,305 for bachelor’s degree pre-law students with aid.

Read more about Pre-Law at Indiana Tech

#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. NUS Florida is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 9 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend NUS Florida is $23,905 for Bachelor’s Degree Pre-Law students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Nova Southeastern University

#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s pre-law students 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. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for Bachelor’s Degree Pre-Law students with aid.

Full Liberty University Pre-Law Report

#8

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

Creighton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton also took the #3 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $31,400 for bachelor’s degree pre-law students with aid per year to attend Creighton.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Creighton

#9

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

Champlain College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pre-Law Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Champlain is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s pre-law degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree pre-law students with aid list, Champlain has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Pre-Law Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $33,561 for bachelor’s degree pre-law students with aid per year to attend Champlain.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Pre-Law at Champlain

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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