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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in Georgia (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
61 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in Georgia For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 61,993 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. 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 Georgia, there were 1,498 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,500 and $58,784 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,656 and $26,705 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

#1

Clayton State University

Morrow, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Clayton State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Morrow, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal professions degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Clayton State University also made our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Clayton State University is $10,918 for georgia bachelor’s degree legal professions students with aid.

Read more about Legal Professions at Clayton State University

#2

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. GaSou is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 12 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $15,536 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students with aid per year to attend Georgia Southern University.

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#3

Herzing University - Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Herzing University - Atlanta. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal professions degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia bachelor’s degree legal professions students with aid list, Herzing University - Atlanta has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Herzing University - Atlanta is $25,542 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students with aid.

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#4

South University, Savannah

Savannah, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South University, Savannah. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. South University, Savannah is a private for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South University, Savannah also took the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $16,989 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students with aid per year to attend South University, Savannah.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full South University, Savannah Legal Professions Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South University’s online programs landed the #5 spot on the list. South University’s online programs is a private for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South University’s online programs also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $21,178 for Georgia Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students with aid per year to attend South University’s online programs.

Read full report on Legal Professions at South University’s online programs

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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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