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2023 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

3 Ranked Colleges
85 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 4,407 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, non-professional general legal studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,632 and had an average of $33,872 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 85 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,309 and $30,500 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in non-professional general legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality non-professional general legal studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

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University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified ’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.

University of the District of Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of the District of Columbia is $15,313 for District of Columbia Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full University of the District of Columbia Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 51 degrees to qualified ’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $21,108 for District of Columbia Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The American University.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad 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%.

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Howard is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 6 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $39,395 for District of Columbia Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Howard.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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