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2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

7 Ranked Colleges
1,115 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Law is the 25th most popular major in the country with 34,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Virginia, there were 1,115 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,600 and $109,267 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,115 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 315 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

University of Virginia also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Virginia Law Report

#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 179 degrees to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

William & Mary also took the #2 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Law at William & Mary

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 172 students in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Law at GMU

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Liberty University Law Report

#5

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Richmond. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. University of Richmond is located in University of Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 116 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

URichmond also took the #3 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Richmond are $25,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Law at University of Richmond

#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Regent University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 72 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regent, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Law at Regent

#7

Appalachian School of Law

Grundy, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Appalachian School of Law did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia ranking, coming in at #7. Appalachian School of Law is a small school located in Grundy, Virginia that handed out 49 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Appalachian School of Law not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian School of Law are $35,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Law at Appalachian School of Law

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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