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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
510 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 6,013 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,228 and $48,861 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 510 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $75-$110k.

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 96 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $17,373 for southwest region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Legal Professions at Arizona State University - Tempe

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $75-$110k list, UH Clear Lake has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Clear Lake is $17,593 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. East Central University is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $15,029 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full ECU Legal Professions Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 152 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $20,200 for southwest region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Legal Professions Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,060 for southwest region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M Commerce.

Read more about Legal Professions at Texas A&M University - Commerce

#5 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $20,321 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Wesleyan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Wesleyan University is $26,345 for southwest region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

National Paralegal College

Phoenix, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

National Paralegal College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. National Paralegal College is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

National Paralegal College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.

Full National Paralegal College Legal Professions Report

#8

Bryan University

Tempe, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

Bryan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Bryan University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bryan University is $20,983 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Bryan University 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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