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2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
159 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,565 people earned their degree in legal professions (other), making the major the 196th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,722 and had an average of $45,823 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 534 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,489 and $36,954 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 159 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions (other) programs and cost less that 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 professions (other) program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Montclair State University is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Montclair State also made our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Montclair State University is $18,034 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Legal Professions students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Montclair State University

#2

Peirce College

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Peirce College landed the #2 spot on the list. Peirce College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Peirce, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Peirce is $10,128 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other legal professions students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

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#3

Berkeley College - New York

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berkeley College - New York. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Berkeley College - New York is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Berkeley College - New York also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Berkeley College - New York is $15,783 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other legal professions students with aid.

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#4

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, New Jersey

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Woodland Park, New Jersey, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Berkeley College - Woodland Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $15,483 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Legal Professions students with aid per year to attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park.

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#5

Central Penn College

Summerdale, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Penn College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Central Penn College is a small private for-profit school situated in Summerdale, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other legal professions students with aid list, Central Penn has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $20,862 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other legal professions students with aid per year to attend Central Penn.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Central Penn College

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Temple University is $23,521 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other legal professions students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, St John’s University - New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Queens, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other legal professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St John’s University - New York is $27,130 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other legal professions students with aid.

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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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