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2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
238 Degrees Awarded
$9,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the 154th most popular major in the country with 4,086 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 238 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 non-professional general legal studies program at the school. 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 an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $3,626 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full CNM Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ivy Tech Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,170 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ivy Tech Community College.

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#3

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Holmes Community College is located in Goodman, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Holmes Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Holmes Community College is $4,122 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

West Los Angeles College

Culver City, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Los Angeles College landed the #4 spot on the list. West LA College is a public institution located in Culver City, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West LA College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,385 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend West LA College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at West Los Angeles College

#5

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Itawamba Community College is a small public school situated in Fulton, Mississippi. It awarded 2 associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC also took the #9 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Itawamba Community College is $4,847 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at ICC

#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #3 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane University of Louisiana is $24,632 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Tulane

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Anne Arundel Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. AACC is a fairly large public school situated in Arnold, Maryland. It awarded 3 associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

AACC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Anne Arundel Community College is $13,702 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at AACC

#8

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

With a ranking of #8, Post University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 28 associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Post University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,336 for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Post University.

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#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,361 for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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