2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Kansas” 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 Kansas, there were 201 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,450 and $74,305 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 201 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in law. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality law programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Kansas

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

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

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 103 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$19,206 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas list. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 98 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

Washburn University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washburn University are $19,206, 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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