2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia

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

Across Georgia, there were 873 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 873 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia doctor’s degree law students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 183 degrees to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia list. Georgia State is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 191 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 280 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Law at Emory

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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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