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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
171 Degrees Awarded
$11,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Legal Professions is the 17th most popular major in the country with 61,993 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,199 and had an average of $58,026 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,447 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,820 and $57,491 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 171 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions 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 professions 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

#1

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arapahoe Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Littleton, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Arapahoe Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arapahoe Community College is $7,244 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k list, Salt Lake Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $6,329 for rocky mountains region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Salt Lake Community College.

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#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Front Range Community College is a public institution located in Westminster, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FRCC also made our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Front Range Community College is $8,761 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $14,314 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UM.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 2 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Utah Valley University is $8,047 for rocky mountains region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Legal Professions at UVU

#6

IBMC College

Fort Collins, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

IBMC College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. IBMC College is a small school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 5 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k list, IBMC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for IBMC College is $23,111 for rocky mountains region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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