2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Advanced Legal Research/Studies in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Advanced Legal Research/Studies is the 252nd most popular major in the country with 2,966 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 310 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general advanced legal research/studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general advanced legal research/studies 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 general advanced legal research/studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Advanced Legal Research/Studies in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Report

#2

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Washington University in St Louis General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Advanced Legal Research/Studies at University of Iowa

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Advanced Legal Research/Studies

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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