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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Assistant/Paralegal (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$12,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,938 people earned their degree in legal assistant/paralegal, making the major the 123rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,449 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal assistant/paralegal programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal assistant/paralegal program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make $0-$30k.

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s paralegal degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Clear Lake is $4,517 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Paralegal students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. ECU is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $7,787 for southwest region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Commerce is $10,013 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Paralegal students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas Wesleyan has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Wesleyan is $22,498 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Paralegal students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Bryan University

Tempe, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make $0-$30k list, Bryan University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bryan University is $17,293 for southwest region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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