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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
880 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 880 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 880 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in law. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great law programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the law program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wyoming is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 67 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree law students list, UW has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 94 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 102 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree law students list, U of I has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region. This medium-sized school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 70 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 174 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 233 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.

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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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