by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 University of Maryland Global Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in non-professional general legal studies, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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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 UMGC was ranked #22 on College Factual's Best Schools for non-professional general legal studies list. It is also ranked #1 in Maryland.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UMGC paid an average of $499 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $300 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,200 | $11,976 |
| Fees | $360 | $360 |
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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 UMGC in Non-Professional General Legal Studies walked away with an average of $28,526 in student debt. That is 3% lower than the national average of $29,269.
The median early career salary of non-professional general legal studies students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMGC is $43,128 per year. That is 25% higher than the national average of $34,508.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the non-professional general legal studies bachelor’s degree program at UMGC. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMGC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.4% of the non-professional general legal studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 46.0% of the non-professional general legal studies bachelor’s degrees at UMGC in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 21 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 40 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Studies | 87 |
*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.
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