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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$38,919 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,632 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 444 people earned a degree or certificate in non-professional general legal studies, making the major the #181 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for non-professional general legal studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges.

$7,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for non-professional general legal studies students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Drake are $45,912 a year.

Drake excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools list.

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#3

Hodges University

Naples, FL
$14,780 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hodges University is a great value for non-professional general legal studies students. International College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naples.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at International College are $14,780 per year.

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#4

Trinity Law School

Santa Ana, CA

Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Law School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, Trinity Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UPenn also is in the top 5% of our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools ranking.

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#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #6, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for non-professional general legal studies students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Marymount undergraduate students pay an average of $53,051 in tuition and fees each year.

Loyola Marymount also claimed a spot on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$29,438 Average Tuition & Fees

Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for non-professional general legal studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value non-professional general legal studies programs. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Harvard are $55,587 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Harvard also is in the top 5% of our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools ranking.

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#9

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY
$20,448 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for non-professional general legal studies students. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

NKU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,448 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for non-professional general legal studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KU are $28,034 a year.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
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