2027 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in Virginia
[Non-Professional General Legal Studies](/majors/legal-studies-and-professions/general-legal-studies/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong non-professional general legal studies education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for non-professional general legal studies students.
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2027 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in Virginia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the non-professional general legal studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools
Our analysis ranked Regent University the best value for a degree in non-professional general legal studies in Virginia. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent University is a large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $21,650 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $29,451 to complete the non-professional general legal studies program here. Soon after graduation, non-professional general legal studies degree recipients from Regent University generally make around $50,406. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 38%.
Students looking for strong value in non-professional general legal studies will find it at Liberty University, which ranked #2. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $16,173. Students borrow a median of $26,656 to complete the non-professional general legal studies program here. Early-career non-professional general legal studies graduates make about $27,637. Set against $26,656 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Liberty University admits about 99% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).
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