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2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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561 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,086 people earned their degree in non-professional general legal studies, making the major the 154th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, non-professional general legal studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,672 and had an average of $34,776 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 827 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,800 and $22,292 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 561 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in non-professional general legal studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great non-professional general 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 non-professional general legal studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 121 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $7,850 for far western us region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.

Full UW Seattle Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 184 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $8,392 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of California - Berkeley.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 155 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz also made our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $10,872 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of California - Santa Cruz.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at UC Santa Cruz

#4

National University

La Jolla, California

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #4 spot on the list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

National University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

UW Tacoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $6,545 for far western us region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UW Tacoma Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#6

Brandman University

Irvine, California

Brandman University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Brandman University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 13 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Brandman has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brandman University is $19,981 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

University of La Verne

La Verne, California

University of La Verne came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in La Verne, California, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ULV also took the #6 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ULV is $21,297 for far western us region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

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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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