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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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” ranking, we looked at 10 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the non-professional general legal studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified associates’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students.

Full Central New Mexico Community College Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate list. Ivy Tech Community College is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 38 associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#3

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate. Holmes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 10 associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Holmes Community College is $4,321 for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students.

Full Holmes Community College Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Anne Arundel Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Arnold, Maryland, and it awarded 3 associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree non-professional general legal studies students list, AACC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Anne Arundel Community College is $14,506 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students.

Full AACC Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#5

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, West Los Angeles College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Culver City, California, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West LA College, the school also landed the #5 spot 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.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full West LA College Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#6

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut

Post University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate list. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s non-professional general legal studies students 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 yearly cost to attend Post University is $15,653 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students.

Full Post University Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#7

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

Itawamba Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate ranking. ICC is a small school located in Fulton, Mississippi that handed out 2 associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees 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. The estimated yearly cost for ICC is $5,107 for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Itawamba Community College

#8 in overall quality

Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 6 associates’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Humphreys University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Humphreys University is $11,055 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses

#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 list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution located in Perkinston, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College also made our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for Associate Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for an Associate list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #3 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane University of Louisiana is $37,841 for associate degree non-professional general legal studies students.

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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Tulane University of Louisiana

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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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