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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$47,903 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,679 Avg Salary

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the #181 most popular major in the country with 444 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.

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

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for non-professional general legal studies students. 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.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, DC
$28,916 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great value for non-professional general legal studies students. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard are $28,916 per year.

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$52,156 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great value for non-professional general legal studies students. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

CUA undergraduate students pay an average of $52,156 in tuition and fees each year.

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$48,830 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pace University - New York is a great value for non-professional general legal studies students. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Pace University undergraduate students pay an average of $48,830 in tuition and fees each year.

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Explore the best non-professional general legal studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 7
Pennsylvania 28
District of Columbia 8

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 4 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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