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2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
183 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 10,854 people earned their degree in legal support services, making the major the 105th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,484 and had an average of $23,785 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,495 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,888 and $20,467 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 183 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in legal support services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal support services 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 support services 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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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York City College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. City Tech 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.

City Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $4,390 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend New York City College of Technology.

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#2

Peirce College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Peirce College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

Peirce also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Peirce is $8,350 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Support students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

Stevenson University

Stevenson, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stevenson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Stevenson, Maryland, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

Stevenson also made our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $22,746 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Stevenson University.

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#4

SUNY Canton

Canton, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Canton. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SUNY Canton is a public institution located in Canton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Canton, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Canton is $12,557 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Support students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

Wilmington University

New Castle, Delaware
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in New Castle, Delaware, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal support students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wilmington University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wilmington University is $15,092 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Support students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Wilmington University Legal Support Services Report

#6

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, New York
#7 in overall quality

Mercy College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Mercy College is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s legal support degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercy, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $13,132 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree legal support students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Mercy College.

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#7

Wesley College

Dover, Delaware

Wesley College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Wesley College is a small school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 19 bachelors’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

Wesley College also made our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Wesley College is $23,998 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Support students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Wesley College Legal Support Services Report

#8

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Widener University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Support Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Widener University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chester, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 bachelors’s legal support degrees in 2019-2020.

Widener also took the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Widener University is $26,560 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Support students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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