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2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for an Associate

6 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 140 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 6 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 for an Associate”.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree legal studies students.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#1 in overall quality
$6,919 Average Net Price

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 38 associates’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ivy Tech Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ivy Tech Community College is $6,919 for associate degree legal studies students.

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#2

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality
$4,321 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for an Associate list. Holmes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 10 associates’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Holmes Community College is $4,321 for associate degree legal studies students.

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#3

West Los Angeles College

Culver City, California
#3 in overall quality
$7,084 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Los Angeles College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for an Associate. West Los Angeles College is a fairly large public school situated in Culver City, California. It awarded 2 associates’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

West LA College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,084 for associate degree legal studies students per year to attend West LA College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality
$15,653 Average Net Price

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #4 spot on the list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s legal studies degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Post University also made our “Best Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $15,653 for Associate Degree Legal Studies students per year to attend Post University.

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#5

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality
$8,503 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for an Associate list. Perkinston, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for associate degree legal studies students.

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#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality
$37,841 Average Net Price

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Studies Schools for an Associate list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $37,841 for associate degree legal studies students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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