Online Legal Studies Programs That Students Can Afford

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An annual average tuition of $14,862 is charged by colleges offering online legal studies programs in the US. In recent years, there has been a 8.8% increase in the average tuition. In 2007, the annual average tuition was $13,658 at these online schools.

The range of tuition at online legal studies colleges is shown in the following chart. Tuition is shown from the most to least expensive colleges and universities.

Tuition Level Number of Schools
Cheapest 6
Low cost 6
Average cost 6
Most expensive 7

At the high end, schools with online legal studies programs charge students more than $16,400 in tuition annually. However, tuition ranging from $3,347 to $7,793 yearly is charged by the cheapest schools. The accredited online legal studies schools that are the lowest cost are located in Arizona, Florida, Nebraska, New York, and West Virginia.

  • Master of Legal Studies
  • Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies
  • Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies – Trial: Civil and Criminal
  • Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies – Socio-Legal Studies
  • B.S. in Legal Studies
  • Bachelor in Legal Studies
  • Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies
  • M.S. in Criminal Justice: Legal Studies
  • Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies – Law and Technology
  • Master of Legal Studies – General Legal Studies

A reported 46% of legal studies graduates from online schools around the US graduated from these affordable programs in 2011. This represents 171,450 of the 370,870 graduates from across the country. Between 2006 and 2011, the percentage of legal studies graduates from the lowest cost online colleges and universities has decreased, while the number of graduates has increased by 55,929 graduates annually.

Other somewhat more expensive online legal studies colleges and universities charge students tuition ranging from $9,611 to $11,583 annually. Tuition in this range is charged by 6 of the 25 online colleges with legal studies programs in the country.

Approximately 4.3% of the nation’s legal studies graduates earned their degrees from these low tuition online programs in 2011. This represents 15,877 students. In 2006, which was only 5 years earlier, only 7,584 students graduated from these colleges.

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1. University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida $3,347 $18,089
2. SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, New York $4,970 $9,100
3. Mountain State University Beckley, West Virginia $5,400 $5,400
4. West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia $5,406 $17,002
5. Bellevue University Bellevue, Nebraska $6,000 $6,000
6. Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona $7,793 $20,257
7. Brandman University Irvine, California $9,611 $9,611
8. Herzing University Kenner, Louisiana $10,738 $10,738
9. Herzing University Madison, Wisconsin $10,785 $10,785
10. Herzing University Minneapolis, Minnesota $10,884 $10,884
11. Hodges University Naples, Florida $11,040 $11,040
12. National American University Rapid City, South Dakota $11,583 $11,583
13. Keiser University Fort Lauderdale, Florida $13,376 $13,376
14. Central Pennsylvania College Summerdale, Pennsylvania $13,680 $13,680
15. Faulkner University Montgomery, Alabama $13,740 $13,740
16. Everest University Orlando, Florida $14,148 $14,148
17. Rasmussen College St. Cloud, Minnesota $15,120 $15,120
18. South University Savannah, Georgia $15,285 $15,285
19. Virginia College Birmingham, Alabama $16,400 $16,400
20. Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia $16,792 $16,792

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