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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 12,336 people earned their degree in legal research, making the major the 114th most popular in the United States. In , legal research graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $66,544 and had an average of $65,720 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in legal research. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in legal research.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree legal research students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oglala Lakota College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major list. Oglala Lakota College is located in Kyle, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 associates’s legal research degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Mildred Elley NYC landed the #2 spot on the list. Mildred Elley NYC is a private for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Owens Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Research Major. Owens State Community College is a public institution located in Perrysburg, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
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