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2022 Best Value Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
539 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 539 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,333 and $23,797 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in non-professional general legal studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great non-professional general legal studies programs and 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.

The non-professional general 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 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Central New Mexico Community College is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 37 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,429 for Southwest Region Non-Professional General Legal Studies students with aid per year to attend CNM.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 149 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,706 for southwest region non-professional general legal studies students with aid per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for southwest region non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 41 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 72 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

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#5

National Paralegal College

Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Paralegal College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. National Paralegal College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

National Paralegal College also made our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $15,529 for Southwest Region Non-Professional General Legal Studies students with aid per year to attend National Paralegal College.

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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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