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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
238 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,086 people earned their degree in non-professional general legal studies, making the major the 154th most popular in the United States. 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 238 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in non-professional general legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality non-professional general legal studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 non-professional general legal studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students with aid.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Central New Mexico Community College

#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ivy Tech Community College also made our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Ivy Tech Community College is $6,919 for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

Full Ivy Tech Community College Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#3

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Holmes Community College is a public institution located in Goodman, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College also made our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Holmes Community College is $4,321 for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

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#4

West Los Angeles College

Culver City, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Los Angeles College landed the #4 spot on the list. Culver City, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree non-professional general legal studies students with aid list, West LA College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Los Angeles College is $7,084 for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at West Los Angeles College

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree non-professional general legal studies students with aid list, Humphreys University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Humphreys University is $11,055 for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

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

Full Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

Anne Arundel Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Arnold, Maryland, and it awarded 3 associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

AACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Anne Arundel Community College is $14,506 for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at AACC

#7

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

Itawamba Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

ICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,107 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students with aid per year to attend ICC.

Full Itawamba Community College Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#8

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

Post University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 28 associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Post University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Post University is $15,653 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students with aid.

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#10 in overall quality

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,503 for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students with aid per year to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

Tulane also made our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $37,841 for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students with aid per year to attend Tulane.

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

Full Tulane Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

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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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