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2021 Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

20 Colleges
3,128 Bachelor's Degrees
$37,160 Avg Cost*

Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 3,128 people earned their bachelor's in non-professional general legal studies, making the major the #102 most popular in the United States.

For this year's Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a bachelor's in non-professional general legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality non-professional general legal studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the non-professional general legal studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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University of Maryland Global Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's non-professional general legal studies ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 1.2% of UMGC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 47,272 students at UMGC are exclusively online. 45,251 students are part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to American Public University System. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. All 48,298 students take classes exclusively online at American Military University. There are roughly 45,236 part time students in attendance at American Military University.

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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

Webster University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 1.1% of Webster students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,428 students at Webster are exclusively online. 3,844 of Webster students are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley also made our Best Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies list, coming in at #1.

About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. 4,099 students are part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe. ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies rankings.

About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. 8,480 students are part time.

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Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Hamline did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 1,398 students take at least one class online at Hamline. There are roughly 1,143 part time students in attendance at Hamline.

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American University
Washington, DC

American University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best non-professional general legal studies schools for non-traditional students. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. The American University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 5,283 students at The American University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,612 part time students in attendance at The American University.

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.

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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Madison as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies ranking.

About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Suffolk University. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The student loan default rate at Suffolk is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,746 students at Suffolk that take at least one class online. About 1,259 of the students at Suffolk are attending part time.

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