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2022 Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
756 Degrees Awarded
$40,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,966 people earned their degree in general advanced legal research/studies, making the major the 252nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 802 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 756 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general advanced legal research/studies 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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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s advanced legal research/studies students in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 154 diplomas to qualified masters’s advanced legal research/studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree advanced legal research/studies students list, NYU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. UMB is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 52 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore are $34,877.

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#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 12 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 306 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to qualified students.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Georgetown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 179 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, 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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