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2021 Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Colleges
743 Bachelor's Degrees
$36,072 Avg Cost*

Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region

This year's Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in non-professional general legal studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent non-professional general legal studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the non-professional general legal studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

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University of Maryland Global Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional non-professional general legal studies students. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi. UMGC also made our Best Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.

About 1.2% of UMGC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 47,272 students at UMGC are exclusively online. 45,251 students are part time.

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American University
Washington, DC

Our rankings recognize American University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

About 0.9% of The American University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,283 students take at least one class online at The American University. There are roughly 3,612 part time students in attendance at The American University.

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John Jay College of Criminal Justice comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York. John Jay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 7,007 students at John Jay that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,186 part time students in attendance at John Jay.

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St John's University - New York landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best non-professional general legal studies schools for non-traditional students. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens. STJ also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at STJ is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,681 students take at least one class online at STJ. 7,057 students are part time.

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Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NY

Mercy College landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best non-professional general legal studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercy, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Mercy is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,765 students at Mercy that take at least one class online. 2,556 students are part time.

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Explore the best for non-traditional students non-professional general legal studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 370
Pennsylvania 95
Maryland 87
New Jersey 39
Delaware 10
District of Columbia 77

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*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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