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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

2 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$30,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 534 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,489 and $36,954 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree other legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

#1

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 8 doctorate’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at NYU

#2

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other legal professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree other legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k list, Fordham U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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