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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Legal Professions & Studies

6 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Legal Professions & Studies Schools for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Legal Professions & Studies Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,565 people earned their degree in other legal professions and studies, making the major the 316th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 other legal professions and studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions & Studies Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other legal professions and studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other legal professions and 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 other legal professions and studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Legal Professions & Studies Schools for a Doctorate.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions & Studies Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other legal professions and studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other legal professions & studies students list, Purdue University Global has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University Global are $10,674, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions & Studies Schools for a Doctorate list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 2 doctorate’s other legal professions and studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham U are $23,846.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Legal Professions & Studies Schools for a Doctorate. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s other legal professions and studies degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Legal Professions & Studies Schools for a Doctorate. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s other legal professions and studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions & Studies Schools for a Doctorate list. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 8 doctorate’s other legal professions and studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other legal professions & studies students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.

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#5

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions & Studies Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #5 spot on the list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s other legal professions and studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other legal professions & studies students list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Wayne State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Legal Professions & Studies Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 4 doctorate’s other legal professions and studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Other Legal Professions & Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

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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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