2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Legal Studies is the 225th most popular major in the country with 3,546 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 809 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 40 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American Public University System are $7,050.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

$17,358 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northern Kentucky University is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

NKU also made our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at NKU are $17,358, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s legal studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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