2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in Tennessee

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Tennessee, there were 568 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 568 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 4 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in Tennessee

#1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 118 degrees to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

Full UT Knoxville Law Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 88 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$21,155 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee list. Located in Harrogate, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 80 degrees to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

LMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lincoln Memorial University are $21,155, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Law at LMU

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 182 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Vanderbilt University Law Report

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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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