2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Legal Professions (Other) is the 196th most popular major in the country with 2,565 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,722 and had an average of $45,823 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 447 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,867 and $53,915 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 378 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions (other) 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 legal professions (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree other legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$34,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. William & Mary is a public institution located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

William & Mary also made our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Legal Professions (Other) at William & Mary

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #2 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 masters’s other legal professions degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Legal Professions (Other) Report

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#3 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s other legal professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’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 UARK are $22,121.

Read full report on Legal Professions (Other) at UARK

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other legal professions degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’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 George Mason University are $37,410.

Read full report on Legal Professions (Other) at GMU

#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,060 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #5 spot on the list. Regent University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 183 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Regent University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) (Income $0-$30k)

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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