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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Law & Legal Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
347 Degrees Awarded
$36,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value International Law and Legal Studies Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value International Law and Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 508 people earned their degree in international law and legal studies, making the major the 559th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 358 international law and legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 347 international law and legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Law and Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in international law and legal studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international law and legal 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 international law and legal studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree international law and legal studies students.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Law and Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 19 masters’s international law and legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #4 spot in our “Best International Law & Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value International Law and Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 27 masters’s international law and legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best International Law & Legal 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 George Washington University are $31,824.

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#3

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value International Law and Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the list. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 86 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best International Law & Legal 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 NYU are $36,892.

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#4

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 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 International Law and Legal 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 51 masters’s international law and legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best International Law & Legal 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 The American University are $35,524.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value International Law and Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s international law and legal studies degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best International Law & Legal 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 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

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#7 in overall quality

St John’s University - New York landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value International Law and Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 31 masters’s international law and legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ also made our “Best International Law & Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at STJ are $30,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Georgetown University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value International Law and Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 123 masters’s international law and legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree international law and legal studies students list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best International Law & Legal 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 Georgetown are $53,591.

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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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