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2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
515 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 809 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 515 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in legal studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the legal studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,890 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Vanderbilt.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Legal Studies at Vanderbilt University

#2

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #2 spot on the list. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 78 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Legal Studies at American Public University System

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 214 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $15,192 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Central Florida Legal Studies Report

#4

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss also took the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ole Miss is $19,539 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Legal Studies at Ole Miss

#5

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehead State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Morehead State University also made our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Morehead State University is $15,993 for southeast region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Legal Studies at Morehead State University

#8 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 4 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,024 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Read full report on Legal Studies at UA Little Rock

#7

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $34,240 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Legal Studies Report

#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $44,741 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend U Miami.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Legal Studies at University of Miami

#9

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also made our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,811 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Legal Studies at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

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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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