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2022 Best Vallue Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
183 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

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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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,406 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 183 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal assistant/paralegal programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k.

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York City College of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. New York City College of Technology is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at City Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $3,667 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend City Tech.

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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. New Castle, Delaware is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s paralegal degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Wilmington University also made our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $14,683 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Wilmington University.

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#3

SUNY Canton

Canton, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Canton. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. This small school is located in Canton, New York, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Canton also made our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $13,864 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Paralegal students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend SUNY Canton.

Full SUNY Canton Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report

#4

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercy College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Dobbs Ferry, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s paralegal degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Mercy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mercy is $14,281 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5

Stevenson University

Stevenson, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevenson University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Stevenson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stevenson, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make more than $110k list, Stevenson has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $27,142 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Paralegal students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Stevenson.

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#6

Wesley College

Dover, Delaware
#8 in overall quality

Wesley College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2019-2020.

Wesley College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $24,846 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Paralegal students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Wesley College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#7

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Widener University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Paralegal Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s paralegal degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Widener not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Widener is $31,345 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree paralegal students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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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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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