2023 Best Value Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence is the 508th most popular major in the country with 749 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 127 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence in the Southeast Region

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,382 Average Net Price

$40,489 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 81 ’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees in 2020-2021.

Liberty University also made our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $29,382 for Southeast Region American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence students.

Full Liberty University American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Report

2

Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$25,833 Average Net Price

$61,266 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southeast Region list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students list, NUS Florida has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $25,833 for Southeast Region American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence students per year to attend Nova Southeastern University.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Nova Southeastern University American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Report

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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.