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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
171 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal professions programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

The legal professions 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 Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $75-$110k.

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 21 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Salt Lake Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Salt Lake Community College is $10,126 for rocky mountains region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Legal Professions at Salt Lake Community College

#2

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, Colorado
#1 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arapahoe Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Arapahoe Community College is located in Littleton, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Arapahoe Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $14,272 for rocky mountains region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Arapahoe Community College.

Full Arapahoe Community College Legal Professions Report

#3

Front Range Community College

Westminster, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Front Range Community College is located in Westminster, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

FRCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $14,389 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Front Range Community College.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 2 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $12,141 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Utah Valley University.

Full UVU Legal Professions Report

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UM is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

UM also made our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $18,209 for rocky mountains region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UM.

Read full report on Legal Professions at UM

#6

IBMC College

Fort Collins, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

IBMC College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. IBMC is a private for-profit institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IBMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend IBMC is $25,367 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $75-$110k.

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.

Full IBMC Legal Professions Report

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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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