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2026 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in Connecticut

[Non-Professional General Legal Studies](/majors/legal-studies-and-professions/general-legal-studies/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for non-professional general legal studies students.

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• Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in Connecticut

2026 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in Connecticut

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in non-professional general legal studies, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools

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Post University
Waterbury, CT

$15,922 In-State Tuition & Fees

$41,571 Avg Student Debt

$38,696 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in non-professional general legal studies, no school beat Post University this year. Located in the city of Waterbury, Post University is a very large private for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,922. Typical student debt for non-professional general legal studies graduates is $41,571. Early-career non-professional general legal studies graduates make about $39,838. Set against $41,571 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

$55,480 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$83,759 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Quinnipiac University earned it the #2 place for non-professional general legal studies. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac University is a large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $55,480. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the non-professional general legal studies program here. Soon after graduation, non-professional general legal studies degree recipients from Quinnipiac University generally make around $39,162. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Quinnipiac University admits about 72% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.