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2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
1,299 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 34,750 people earned their degree in law, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,299 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,299 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the law program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree law students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 264 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 210 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 143 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 169 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

Villanova did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719.

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#5

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 132 students in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also took the #7 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Widener University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 251 students in 2019-2020.

Widener also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Widener are $24,810, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Drexel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 130 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074.

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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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