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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Assistant/Paralegal (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 “Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Legal Assistant/Paralegal is the 123rd most popular major in the country with 9,938 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal assistant/paralegal programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the legal assistant/paralegal program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make $48-$75k.

#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 21 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make $48-$75k list, UH Clear Lake has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake is $9,886 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Paralegal students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full UH Clear Lake Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report

#2

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma
#4 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central University landed the #2 spot on the list. ECU is a small school located in Ada, Oklahoma that handed out 6 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $13,316 for southwest region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Legal Assistant/Paralegal at ECU

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Commerce is $14,033 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Paralegal students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Texas A&M Commerce Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report

#4

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s paralegal students in 2019-2020.

Texas Wesleyan also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,871 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Paralegal students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas Wesleyan.

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#5

Bryan University

Tempe, Arizona
#5 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bryan University is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make $48-$75k 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 yearly cost to attend Bryan University is $17,738 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Paralegal students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Bryan University Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report

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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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