by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,545 people earned their degree in legal support services, making the major the 106th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, legal support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,370 and had an average of $27,882 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,711 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,152 and $23,936 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal support services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal support services 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 support services program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The legal support school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 77 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
El Centro College also made our “Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend El Centro College is $4,739 for southwest region legal support students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District also made our “Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $7,224 for southwest region legal support students.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Austin Community College District
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Phoenix College. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Phoenix College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Phoenix College is $9,671 for southwest region legal support students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,322 for Southwest Region Legal Support students per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Central New Mexico Community College
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #5 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 ’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
Tarrant County College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College District is $5,147 for Southwest Region Legal Support students.
Full Tarrant County College District Legal Support Services Report
With a ranking of #6, Pima Community College did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 21 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Pima County Community College District also made our “Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Pima County Community College District is $3,846 for Southwest Region Legal Support students.
San Jacinto Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2024 Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. San Jacinto College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 34 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
San Jacinto College also made our “Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $9,638 for Southwest Region Legal Support students.
Full San Jacinto Community College Legal Support Services Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 18 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
UH Clear Lake also took the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Clear Lake is $15,001 for southwest region legal support students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
National Paralegal College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 150 diplomas to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at National Paralegal College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend National Paralegal College is $15,224 for Southwest Region Legal Support students.
Full National Paralegal College Legal Support Services Report
Bryan University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Schools in the Southwest Region list. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 89 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryan University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,604 for southwest region legal support students per year to attend Bryan University.
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