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2022 Best Value Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
539 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 539 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,333 and $23,797 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified ’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central New Mexico Community College is $3,626 for Southwest Region Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at CNM

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 149 diplomas to qualified ’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $8,921 for Southwest Region Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 41 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #4 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $11,466 for Southwest Region 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 85%.

Full University of Arizona Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 40 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $12,020 for Southwest Region Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full ASU - Skysong Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 72 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $12,292 for Southwest Region Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Texas State University Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#5

National Paralegal College

Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Paralegal College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 62 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, National Paralegal College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend National Paralegal College is $16,689 for Southwest Region 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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