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2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Doctorate”.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree legal studies students.

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona
#1 in overall quality
$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 8 doctorate’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree legal studies students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality
$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree legal studies students list, KU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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