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2024 Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

5 Colleges in the Southwest Region
533 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
$30,873 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in non-professional general legal studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #143 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of non-professional general legal studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 533 degrees in non-professional general legal studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of non-professional general legal studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for non-professional general legal studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Associate Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies
Bachelor's Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies
Master's Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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The schools below may not offer all types of non-professional general legal studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
158 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
5.7% Growth in Graduates

Arizona State University - Tempe is a good decision for students interested in a degree in non-professional general legal studies. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 158 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the non-professional general legal studies major at Arizona State University - Tempe make $4,307 more than the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
89 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a degree in non-professional general legal studies. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 89 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
$35,180 Median Starting Salary

Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in non-professional general legal studies. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 38 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available. Non-Professional General Legal Studies degree recipients from Arizona State University - Skysong get an earnings boost of about $4,307 over the average income of non-professional general legal studies graduates.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM
34 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in non-professional general legal studies has to look into Central New Mexico Community College. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 2nd out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were approximately 34 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
$31,967 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Phoenix, National Paralegal College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 39 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at National Paralegal College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the non-professional general legal studies program earn an average of $31,967 in the first couple years of working.

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Explore the best non-professional general legal studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 87
Arizona 287 289
Oklahoma 257 42
New Mexico 219 35

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Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of Legal Professions programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Legal Studies 440
Pre-Law 93

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 2,937
Legal Support Services 1,711
Legal Research 913
Legal Professions (Other) 235

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