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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$20,224 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for non-professional general legal studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Check out the non-professional general legal studies graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

#1

Hodges University

Naples, FL

Our analysis found Hodges University to be the best value school for non-professional general legal studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. International College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naples.

International College graduate students pay an average of $15,440 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, International College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Hodges University

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for non-professional general legal studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, KU also is in the top 15% of our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at University of Kansas

View the Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

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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 2 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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