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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Research in the Southeast Region

4 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$38,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Legal Research is the 89th most popular major in the country with 9,738 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, legal research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,635 and had an average of $65,122 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,290 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,700 and $66,945 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal research. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal research programs, but they also cost less that 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 legal research program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 2 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 4 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Full UA Legal Research Report

#3

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wake Forest University are $39,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wake Forest University Legal Research Report

#4

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #4 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s legal research degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176.

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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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