2027 Best Value Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia
[Legal Studies](/majors/legal-studies-and-professions/general-legal-studies/legal-studies/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for legal studies students.
What’s on this page:
2027 Best Value Legal Studies Schools in District of Columbia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in legal studies, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Legal Studies Schools
American University tops our 2027 list of the best value legal studies schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, American University is a large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $58,771. Students borrow a median of $24,375 to complete the legal studies program here. Legal Studies graduates of American University earn a median of $45,790 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 62%.
More Legal Studies Rankings
View All Legal Studies Rankings >
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
