2027 Best Value Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary](/majors/legal-studies-and-professions/legal-support-services/legal-administrative-assistant-secretary/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for legal administrative assistant/secretary students.
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2027 Best Value Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the legal administrative assistant/secretary degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary Schools
Monroe Community College earned the #1 spot for value among legal administrative assistant/secretary schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. Set in the suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $6,006, compared with $11,056 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for legal administrative assistant/secretary graduates is $12,921. Legal Administrative Assistant/secretary graduates of Monroe Community College earn a median of $38,757 early in their careers. Set against $12,921 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Nassau Community College earned it the #2 place for legal administrative assistant/secretary. Nassau Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Garden City. Students from in state pay about $6,330 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $12,130. Legal Administrative Assistant/secretary graduates carry a median of $9,000 in student loans. Legal Administrative Assistant/secretary graduates of Nassau Community College earn a median of $38,734 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $9,000 median debt.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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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