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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus Bachelor’s in Non-Professional General Legal Studies

The main focus area for this major is Legal Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in non-professional general legal studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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#16 in the U.S
#1 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Penn State World Campus was ranked #16 on College Factual's Best Schools for non-professional general legal studies list. It is also ranked #1 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State World Campus.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Online Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools 2
Highest Paid Non-Professional General Legal Studies Graduates 8
Most Popular Online Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools 10
Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges for Veterans 13
Best Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies 16
Most Popular Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies 24
Most Focused Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies 28

$13,988 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$34,963 Average Student Debt

Penn State World Campus Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State World Campus was $555 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,484 $13,484
Fees $504 $504
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840

Learn more about Penn State World Campus tuition and fees.

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State World Campus in Non-Professional General Legal Studies walked away with an average of $34,963 in student debt. That is 19% higher than the national average of $29,269.

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$40,600 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

non-professional general legal studies who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State World Campus make an average of $40,600 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% higher than the national average of $34,508.

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If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Penn State World Campus offers online option in its non-professional general legal studies bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.

31 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
71.0% Women
16.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 31 students received their bachelor’s degree in non-professional general legal studies. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 71.0% of the non-professional general legal studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in non-professional general legal studies at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019, 16.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Non-Professional General Legal Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Legal Studies 31

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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