2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Law Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Connecticut, there were 471 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 471 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in law. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great law programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The law 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 Law Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut”.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 139 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$20,090 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut list. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 128 students in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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