2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for an Associate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Pre-Law Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Pre-Law is the 633rd most popular major in the country with 540 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 98 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pre-Law Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pre-law. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great pre-law programs and 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 pre-law program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Pre-Law Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree pre-law students.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Pre-Law

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$3,429 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for an Associate list. CNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 37 associates’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Pre-Law Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,429 for Associate Degree Pre-Law students per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.

Full Central New Mexico Community College Pre-Law Report

#2

Anne Arundel Community College

Arnold, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$14,506 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anne Arundel Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for an Associate list. AACC is a fairly large school located in Arnold, Maryland that handed out 3 associates’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

AACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Pre-Law Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Anne Arundel Community College is $14,506 for Associate Degree Pre-Law students.

Full AACC Pre-Law Report

#3

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

#4 in overall quality

$5,107 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 associates’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

ICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Pre-Law Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for ICC is $5,107 for Associate Degree Pre-Law students.

Read full report on Pre-Law at Itawamba Community College

#4

Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses

Stockton, California

#3 in overall quality

$11,055 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pre-Law Schools for an Associate list. Humphreys University is a small school located in Stockton, California that handed out 6 associates’s pre-law degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree pre-law students list, Humphreys University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Pre-Law Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Humphreys University is $11,055 for associate degree pre-law students.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Pre-Law at Humphreys University

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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