2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

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In 2019-2020, 34,750 people earned their degree in law, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, law graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,876 and had an average of $112,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 353 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,100 and $113,833 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 353 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

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

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

#1

University of Maryland - Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$34,877 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the #1 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 189 students in 2019-2020.

UMB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMB are $34,877.

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#2

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$21,614 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 164 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

UB also took the #2 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Baltimore are $21,614, 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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