by our College Data Analytics Team
Legal Professions is the #30th most popular major in the country with 4,849 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Legal Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer a bachelor's in legal professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal professions programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal professions program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Legal Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying legal professions.
University of Maryland Global Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional legal professions students. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 47,272 students at UMGC are exclusively online. 45,251 of UMGC students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize American Public University System as the #2 school in this year's rankings. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
About 2.4% of American Military University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 48,298 students take classes exclusively online at American Military University. 45,236 of American Military University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Webster University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 1.1% of Webster students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,428 students at Webster are exclusively online. There are roughly 3,844 part time students in attendance at Webster.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best legal professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population. UC Berkeley also made our Best Colleges for Legal Professions list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Hamline University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Hamline has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Legal Professions ranking.
The student loan default rate at Hamline is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,398 students take at least one class online at Hamline. There are roughly 1,143 part time students in attendance at Hamline.
Arizona State University - Tempe earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Legal Professions ranking.
About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. About 8,480 of the students at ASU - Tempe are attending part time.
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American University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, The American University has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Legal Professions ranking.
About 0.9% of The American University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,283 students at The American University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,612 part time students in attendance at The American University.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best legal professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population. UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Legal Professions list.
The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. 6,786 students are part time.
Suffolk University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best legal professions schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at Suffolk is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,746 students take at least one class online at Suffolk. There are roughly 1,259 part time students in attendance at Suffolk.
Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Madison as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Legal Professions ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. There are roughly 4,683 part time students in attendance at UW - Madison.
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