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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Louisiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Louisiana, there were 703 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,560 and $103,141 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 703 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in law. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality law programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana

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

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

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 166 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 213 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, 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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