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2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,565 people earned their degree in legal professions (other), making the major the 196th most popular in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

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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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree other legal professions students.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the #1 spot on the list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other legal professions degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

Purdue University Global also made our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University Global are $10,674, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Purdue University Global

#2

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other legal professions degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fordham U, the school also landed the #3 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 Fordham University are $23,846.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Fordham U

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1 doctorate’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed 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 UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full UMN Twin Cities Legal Professions (Other) Report

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northeastern Legal Professions (Other) Report

#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 Schools for a Doctorate list. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 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

#5

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 8 doctorate’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other legal professions students list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank 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 New York University are $36,892.

Read full report on Legal Professions (Other) at NYU

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Wayne State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s other legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Wayne State

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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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