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2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the 154th most popular major in the country with 4,086 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, non-professional general legal studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,672 and had an average of $34,776 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 782 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,956 and $29,878 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 598 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in non-professional general legal studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent non-professional general legal studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the non-professional general legal studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. John Jay College of Criminal Justice is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 157 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

John Jay also took the #2 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice is $7,751 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UMGC is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMGC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

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#3

SUNY Canton

Canton, New York
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Canton landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Canton is a small public school situated in Canton, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, SUNY Canton has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,123 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SUNY Canton.

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#4

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercy College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Dobbs Ferry, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Mercy also took the #10 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mercy College is $16,991 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Mahwah, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

Ramapo College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $21,945 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Ramapo College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#6

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

American University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend American University is $33,158 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Wayne, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

William Paterson University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for William Paterson University is $20,540 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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#8

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

University of the District of Columbia landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 18 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $17,956 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of the District of Columbia.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#5 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pitt is $25,110 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Pitt Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

St John’s University - New York landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. St John’s University - New York is located in Queens, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 121 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

STJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend St John’s University - New York is $26,661 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#11

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York

Ithaca College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Ithaca also took the #7 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ithaca College is $29,702 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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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