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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) (Income $48-$75k)

6 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

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

This year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions (other) programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The other legal professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree other legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 8 doctorate’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Berkeley Legal Professions (Other) Report

#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 Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other legal professions degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#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 Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Northeastern

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 4 doctorate’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wayne State University Legal Professions (Other) Report

#5

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k 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 degrees to qualified students.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NYU Legal Professions (Other) Report

#6

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

Fordham University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Fordham U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham U are $23,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Fordham U

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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