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2022 Best Value Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

4 Ranked Colleges
450 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Legal Studies is the 225th most popular major in the country with 3,546 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 450 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 149 ’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,044 for Southwest Region Legal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Legal Studies at ASU - Tempe

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 41 ’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $10,562 for southwest region legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arizona Legal Studies Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 72 ’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $11,125 for southwest region legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Texas State University Legal Studies Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #3 spot on the list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal studies degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $12,037 for southwest region legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Legal Studies Report

#4

National Paralegal College

Phoenix, Arizona

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, National Paralegal College landed the #4 spot on the list. National Paralegal College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 ’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, National Paralegal College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend National Paralegal College is $15,199 for southwest region legal studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Legal Studies at National Paralegal College

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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