by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 4,407 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, non-professional general legal studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,632 and had an average of $33,872 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 533 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,873 and $33,833 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 287 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in non-professional general legal studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their non-professional general legal studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Paralegal College landed the #1 spot on the list. National Paralegal College is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 39 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at National Paralegal College
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Quinn College landed the #2 spot on the list. Paul Quinn College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Paul Quinn College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard Payne University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Brownwood, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Howard Payne University Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Houston Baptist University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 13 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at NSU
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 106 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe
Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. OC is a small school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 2 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Oklahoma Christian University
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at UCO
With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full ASU - Skysong Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report
Northern Arizona University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 7 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at NAU
Tarleton State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Tarleton State University
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