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2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
1,801 Degrees Awarded
$41,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

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Law is the 21st most popular major in the country with 34,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 1,801 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,801 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in law. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent law programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 693 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 427 students in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #3 spot on the list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 382 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 97 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k. Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 124 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

Howard also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, 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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