Best Colleges for Non-Professional Legal Studies (2024)
192 colleges offer Non-Professional Legal Studies programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.
Top 20 Colleges for Non-Professional Legal Studies
#1
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA
$120,959/yr
45.1% accept
#2
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA
$104,736/yr
9.6% accept
#3
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY
$102,051/yr
63.5% accept
#4
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
$92,538/yr
5.2% accept
#5
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA
$92,538/yr
#6
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA
$92,446/yr
11.0% accept
#7
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN
$91,565/yr
5.9% accept
#8
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
$89,363/yr
7.7% accept
#9
Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT
$83,759/yr
72.2% accept
#10
University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD
$82,860/yr
44.8% accept
#11
New York UniversityNew York, NY
$82,509/yr
9.2% accept
#12
Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, OR
$78,638/yr
85.2% accept
#13
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA
$78,466/yr
39.1% accept
#14
University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, WA
$78,466/yr
82.5% accept
#15
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX
$78,354/yr
63.3% accept
#16
Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA
$77,539/yr
38.3% accept
#17
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
$77,449/yr
81.0% accept
#18
American UniversityWashington, DC
$77,370/yr
62.0% accept
#19
Siena CollegeLoudonville, NY
$76,079/yr
69.0% accept
#20
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL
$75,328/yr
18.9% accept
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All Colleges Offering Non-Professional Legal Studies
| Name | City | Tuition (In-State) | Accept Rate | Grad Rate | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | $12,223 | 90% | 68% | 64,674 |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando | $6,368 | 40% | 77% | 59,146 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Scottsdale | N/A | 67% | 29% | 53,782 |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | $22,465 | 99% | 64% | 50,012 |
| University of Maryland Global Campus | Adelphi | $8,136 | N/A | 31% | 49,664 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus | $13,244 | 61% | 88% | 45,638 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | University Park | $20,644 | 61% | 86% | 42,284 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | $16,458 | 85% | 81% | 40,922 |
| American Public University System | Charles Town | $8,400 | N/A | 55% | 40,074 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick | $17,929 | 58% | 84% | 37,751 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison | $11,603 | 45% | 89% | 36,902 |
| University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley | $16,347 | 11% | 93% | 33,068 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Seattle | $12,973 | 39% | 84% | 31,942 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | College Park | $11,809 | 45% | 89% | 30,760 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | $9,011 | 87% | 52% | 30,580 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | $9,987 | 94% | 50% | 28,666 |
| New York University | New York | $62,796 | 9% | 88% | 28,663 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | $9,620 | 86% | 64% | 27,264 |
| Auburn University | Auburn | $12,890 | 46% | 81% | 26,816 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst | $17,772 | 60% | 83% | 23,671 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | $16,414 | 33% | 84% | 23,113 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | $13,009 | 90% | 59% | 22,903 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City | $11,283 | 84% | 74% | 22,264 |
| University of Mississippi | University | $9,772 | 97% | 70% | 21,473 |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | $12,102 | 93% | 69% | 21,217 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh | $21,926 | 58% | 85% | 20,370 |
| University at Buffalo | Buffalo | $10,936 | 74% | 74% | 20,112 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | $16,005 | 66% | 75% | 17,940 |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | $25,056 | 97% | 58% | 17,678 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | $66,162 | 5% | 90% | 17,326 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit | $15,190 | 81% | 58% | 15,587 |
| Ball State University | Muncie | $11,082 | 86% | 63% | 13,988 |
| Post University | Waterbury | $16,327 | N/A | 29% | 13,603 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables | $62,616 | 19% | 84% | 12,913 |
| Tarleton State University | Stephenville | $8,302 | 90% | 50% | 12,673 |
| CUNY City College | New York | $7,340 | 60% | 56% | 12,505 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | $15,262 | 88% | 57% | 12,351 |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green | $11,652 | 94% | 55% | 12,155 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | New York | $7,470 | 57% | 56% | 11,590 |
| National University | San Diego | $13,284 | N/A | 42% | 10,794 |
| Bellevue University | Bellevue | $9,903 | N/A | 39% | 10,220 |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond | $8,818 | 78% | 37% | 10,170 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | $14,760 | 90% | 60% | 10,035 |
| St. John's University-New York | Queens | $53,020 | 83% | 67% | 9,477 |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Whitewater | $8,616 | 86% | 62% | 9,405 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | $68,322 | 8% | 96% | 9,201 |
| South College | Knoxville | $18,535 | N/A | 40% | 8,745 |
| Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights | $11,088 | 68% | 50% | 8,246 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown | $11,113 | 84% | 52% | 7,961 |
| Wilmington University | New Castle | $12,630 | N/A | 21% | 7,906 |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | University Park | $15,356 | 91% | 34% | 7,877 |
| Central Washington University | Ellensburg | $9,417 | 91% | 52% | 7,833 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans | $68,678 | 14% | 88% | 7,767 |
| Rutgers University-Newark | Newark | $17,250 | 71% | 66% | 7,709 |
| Chapman University | Orange | $64,984 | 65% | 81% | 7,478 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth | $14,610 | 89% | 65% | 7,336 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas | $67,040 | 63% | 84% | 7,277 |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Louis | $55,760 | 75% | 80% | 7,267 |
| American University | Washington | $58,771 | 62% | 77% | 7,266 |
| Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale | $38,700 | 73% | 64% | 7,240 |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage | $7,738 | N/A | 29% | 7,212 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | $67,498 | 6% | 93% | 7,208 |
| Belmont University | Nashville | $42,540 | 95% | 71% | 7,137 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | Kansas City | $12,587 | 72% | 56% | 6,817 |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | Wayne | $15,704 | 90% | 46% | 6,614 |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette | $14,277 | 84% | 52% | 6,556 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden | $55,480 | 72% | 77% | 6,531 |
| University of Denver | Denver | $61,398 | 78% | 77% | 6,025 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center | $12,930 | 72% | 51% | 5,989 |
| Mercy University | Dobbs Ferry | $22,880 | 86% | 47% | 5,735 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy | $64,081 | 63% | 83% | 5,714 |
| University of South Dakota | Vermillion | $9,432 | 99% | 61% | 5,439 |
| Winona State University | Winona | $10,576 | 75% | 59% | 5,144 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock | $9,748 | 59% | 42% | 4,949 |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah | $16,777 | 71% | 71% | 4,898 |
| University of New Haven | West Haven | $47,332 | 60% | 61% | 4,841 |
| Southeastern University | Lakeland | $32,950 | 53% | 43% | 4,813 |
| Northeastern State University | Tahlequah | $7,810 | 100% | 36% | 4,772 |
| Morehead State University | Morehead | $10,024 | 77% | 50% | 4,578 |
| Park University | Parkville | $17,500 | N/A | 34% | 4,555 |
| Mercer University | Macon | $42,312 | 69% | 72% | 4,500 |
| University of Massachusetts Global | Aliso Viejo | $12,540 | N/A | N/A | 4,491 |
| Bentley University | Waltham | $61,000 | 45% | 88% | 4,474 |
| United States Military Academy | West Point | N/A | 12% | 86% | 4,408 |
| Creighton University | Omaha | $48,856 | 80% | 82% | 4,348 |
| Suffolk University | Boston | $47,550 | 82% | 60% | 4,268 |
| Ithaca College | Ithaca | $53,540 | 69% | 75% | 4,242 |
| Samford University | Birmingham | $40,150 | 82% | 78% | 4,206 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | Tacoma | $13,168 | 83% | 63% | 4,185 |
| United States Air Force Academy | USAF Academy | N/A | 14% | 88% | 4,114 |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville | $37,150 | 65% | 73% | 4,024 |
| Roger Williams University | Bristol | $44,418 | 88% | 68% | 3,946 |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | Ponce | $6,650 | 98% | 48% | 3,874 |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh | Plattsburgh | $9,035 | 78% | 59% | 3,769 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | $47,505 | 81% | 68% | 3,755 |
| Siena College | Loudonville | $46,580 | 69% | 75% | 3,409 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne | $45,900 | 58% | 64% | 3,404 |
| Lander University | Greenwood | $11,700 | 81% | 49% | 3,397 |
| University of the District of Columbia | Washington | $5,662 | N/A | 30% | 3,351 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | New York | $7,235 | 68% | N/A | 3,254 |
| SUNY at Purchase College | Purchase | $8,953 | 74% | 62% | 3,197 |
| Anderson University | Anderson | $34,970 | 55% | 67% | 3,183 |
| University of La Verne | La Verne | $49,470 | 71% | 64% | 3,050 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville | $40,572 | 68% | 70% | 2,997 |
| Charleston Southern University | Charleston | $32,520 | 96% | 48% | 2,893 |
| Houston Christian University | Houston | $39,430 | 84% | 49% | 2,886 |
| Campbellsville University | Campbellsville | $27,998 | 80% | 44% | 2,840 |
| Southern Adventist University | Collegedale | $27,300 | 66% | 50% | 2,773 |
| Champlain College | Burlington | $47,850 | 83% | 64% | 2,752 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | Canton | $8,742 | 92% | 41% | 2,741 |
| Keene State College | Keene | $14,784 | 90% | 59% | 2,699 |
| Wingate University | Wingate | $41,636 | 91% | 47% | 2,668 |
| Rollins College | Winter Park | $60,580 | 48% | 76% | 2,631 |
| Husson University | Bangor | $23,304 | 81% | 58% | 2,618 |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | West Palm Beach | $40,650 | 82% | 57% | 2,603 |
| Western New England University | Springfield | $47,820 | 83% | 64% | 2,603 |
| St. John Fisher University | Rochester | $41,190 | 66% | 74% | 2,565 |
| Dominican University | River Forest | $38,978 | 90% | 59% | 2,561 |
| Drake University | Des Moines | $52,130 | 64% | 76% | 2,543 |
| East Central University | Ada | $8,032 | 58% | 34% | 2,467 |
| Florida National University-Main Campus | Hialeah | $17,368 | N/A | 30% | 2,449 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit | $32,946 | 75% | 68% | 2,438 |
| Denison University | Granville | $67,000 | 17% | 79% | 2,380 |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh | $39,570 | 97% | 59% | 2,331 |
| Webster University | Saint Louis | $31,750 | 86% | 63% | 2,304 |
| Dickinson College | Carlisle | $65,650 | 42% | 82% | 2,273 |
| University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield | $12,252 | 86% | 57% | 2,263 |
| The University of Findlay | Findlay | $41,164 | 83% | 60% | 2,223 |
| Missouri Western State University | Saint Joseph | $10,306 | N/A | 39% | 2,219 |
| Barry University | Miami | $34,350 | 77% | 37% | 2,212 |
| Ashland University | Ashland | $31,210 | 76% | 61% | 2,199 |
| Susquehanna University | Selinsgrove | $59,850 | 81% | 78% | 2,163 |
| DeSales University | Center Valley | $46,800 | 77% | 72% | 2,128 |
| Saint Anselm College | Manchester | $48,920 | 78% | 82% | 2,087 |
| Bob Jones University | Greenville | $24,470 | N/A | 67% | 2,005 |
| Oklahoma Christian University | Edmond | $27,180 | 97% | 55% | 1,885 |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior | Superior | $8,812 | 93% | 43% | 1,807 |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | Boston | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,802 |
| Hamline University | Saint Paul | $50,004 | 88% | 59% | 1,776 |
| Texas Wesleyan University | Fort Worth | $39,582 | 69% | 32% | 1,741 |
| Madonna University | Livonia | $28,440 | 63% | 59% | 1,632 |
| Linfield University | McMinnville | $50,850 | 85% | 68% | 1,621 |
| Lincoln Memorial University | Harrogate | $26,938 | 63% | 52% | 1,572 |
| Faulkner University | Montgomery | $23,920 | 73% | 38% | 1,549 |
| Fresno Pacific University | Fresno | $36,660 | 64% | 53% | 1,544 |
| Neumann University | Aston | $39,100 | 81% | 50% | 1,533 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware | $53,888 | 56% | 60% | 1,516 |
| Limestone University | Gaffney | $27,800 | 97% | 32% | 1,482 |
| Newberry College | Newberry | $31,100 | 90% | 45% | 1,479 |
| Indiana Institute of Technology | Fort Wayne | $31,361 | 70% | 38% | 1,441 |
| Mississippi Valley State University | Itta Bena | $7,692 | 92% | 24% | 1,439 |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont | $67,980 | 10% | 93% | 1,388 |
| Luther College | Decorah | $52,120 | 72% | 73% | 1,379 |
| Buena Vista University | Storm Lake | $41,798 | 78% | 54% | 1,366 |
| Manhattanville University | Purchase | $44,604 | 87% | 56% | 1,362 |
| Thomas More University | Crestview Hills | $39,800 | 90% | 40% | 1,293 |
| Pitzer College | Claremont | $65,192 | 25% | 83% | 1,227 |
| Lasell University | Newton | $27,040 | 81% | 56% | 1,226 |
| Hood College | Frederick | $47,700 | 78% | 56% | 1,194 |
| Florida Memorial University | Miami Gardens | $20,174 | 85% | 31% | 1,183 |
| University of Baltimore | Baltimore | $9,992 | 79% | 43% | 1,133 |
| Mount St. Joseph University | Cincinnati | $38,150 | 59% | 56% | 1,129 |
| Scripps College | Claremont | $65,950 | 38% | 85% | 1,113 |
| Bay Path University | Longmeadow | $38,302 | 85% | 51% | 1,108 |
| Mount Aloysius College | Cresson | $27,072 | 82% | 56% | 1,094 |
| Waynesburg University | Waynesburg | $30,480 | 90% | 63% | 1,009 |
| Doane University | Crete | $43,985 | 98% | 56% | 978 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore | $53,350 | 78% | 59% | 964 |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | Chicopee | $43,325 | 85% | 66% | 949 |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton | $44,571 | 50% | 44% | 906 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | Owensboro | $34,673 | 72% | 49% | 842 |
| Hampshire College | Amherst | $58,896 | 75% | 56% | 839 |
| Chestnut Hill College | Philadelphia | $39,870 | 74% | 53% | 815 |
| Webber International University | Babson Park | $33,770 | 69% | 27% | 813 |
| Culver-Stockton College | Canton | $30,875 | 99% | 45% | 807 |
| Bennington College | Bennington | $66,262 | 45% | 69% | 780 |
| Emmanuel University | Franklin Springs | $25,500 | 74% | 38% | 775 |
| Goshen College | Goshen | $38,890 | 84% | 63% | 773 |
| Howard Payne University | Brownwood | $34,982 | 67% | 30% | 713 |
| Judson University | Elgin | $31,360 | 48% | 56% | 708 |
| Elmira College | Elmira | $38,976 | 77% | 64% | 708 |
| Goldey-Beacom College | Wilmington | $14,940 | 85% | 58% | 691 |
| Louisiana Christian University | Pineville | $20,266 | 77% | 42% | 672 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Mankato | $31,360 | 39% | 57% | 669 |
| William Peace University | Raleigh | $34,176 | 94% | 45% | 666 |
| Paul Quinn College | Dallas | $13,498 | 40% | 33% | 620 |
| Blackburn College | Carlinville | $28,149 | 63% | 55% | 471 |
| University of Holy Cross | New Orleans | $16,576 | 74% | 42% | 471 |
| Crestpoint University | Phoenix | $7,995 | N/A | 32% | 385 |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | McPherson | $21,000 | 53% | 25% | 380 |
| Northland College | Ashland | $44,403 | 75% | 46% | 269 |
| Fontbonne University | Saint Louis | N/A | N/A | 47% | 207 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many colleges offer Non-Professional Legal Studies?
There are 192 colleges offering Non-Professional Legal Studies programs in the United States as of 2024.
What is the best college for Non-Professional Legal Studies?
Based on graduate earnings, Bentley University is among the top colleges for Non-Professional Legal Studies with median earnings of $120,959.
What are the top 3 colleges for Non-Professional Legal Studies?
The top colleges for Non-Professional Legal Studies include Bentley University, Claremont McKenna College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.