by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Legal Professions is the 16th most popular major in the country with 67,032 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,137 and had an average of $67,839 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 14,990 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,747 and $67,843 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 818 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,642 and $15,171 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 84 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their legal professions program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Plaza College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Forest Hills, New York, and it awarded 40 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansdale School of Business. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in North Wales, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 84 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Online landed the #3 spot on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orchard Park, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 103 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryant & Stratton College - Greece. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Bryant & Stratton College - Greece is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mildred Elley Albany. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Mildred Elley Albany is a private for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Herkimer County Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Herkimer County Community College is a public institution located in Herkimer, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
SUNY Schenectady County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. SUNY Schenectady is a small school located in Schenectady, New York that handed out 11 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
Bryant & Stratton College - Albany landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 5 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, Cecil College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in North East, Maryland, and it awarded 5 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Peirce College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Peirce is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Liverpool, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, Manor College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Jenkintown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #15, Berks Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wyomissing, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Harford Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Harford Community College is a small public school situated in Bel Air, Maryland. It awarded 9 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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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With a ranking of #17, Mildred Elley NYC did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Erie Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Erie Community College is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Sussex County Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Sussex County Community College is located in Newton, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of the District of Columbia came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of the District of Columbia is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 18 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
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Tompkins Cortland Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Tompkins Cortland is a small public school situated in Dryden, New York. It awarded 10 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #22, Berkeley College - New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 14 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
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Jefferson Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Jefferson Community College is a public institution located in Watertown, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. HACC is a fairly large public school situated in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 42 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Nassau Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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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