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2025 Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

5 Colleges in the Southwest Region
651 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
$42,256 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in non-professional general legal studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #143 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for non-professional general legal studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 651 degrees in non-professional general legal studies annually.

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Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of non-professional general legal studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for non-professional general legal studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Associate Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies
Bachelor's Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies
Master's Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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The schools below may not offer all types of non-professional general legal studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
172 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
8.1% Growth in Graduates

Arizona State University - Tempe is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in non-professional general legal studies. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 172 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the non-professional general legal studies program state that they receive average early career income of $42,228.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
139 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Arizona if you want to pursue a degree in non-professional general legal studies. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were roughly 139 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
7.3% Growth in Graduates

Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in non-professional general legal studies. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were approximately 41 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the non-professional general legal studies program report average early career earnings of $42,228.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
69 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
33.3% Growth in Graduates

The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in non-professional general legal studies. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 69 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the non-professional general legal studies program earn an average of $23,017 for their early career.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
$35,764 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Phoenix, National Paralegal College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 39 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at National Paralegal College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the non-professional general legal studies program earn about $35,764 in their early career salary.

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Explore the best non-professional general legal studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 87
Arizona 287 289
Oklahoma 257 42
New Mexico 219 35

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Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of Legal Professions programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Legal Studies 565
Pre-Law 86

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 2,966
Legal Support Services 1,663
Legal Research 1,326
Legal Professions (Other) 235

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