2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in Pennsylvania” 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.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 89 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,200 and $35,028 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Master’s in Pennsylvania”.

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Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) in Pennsylvania

#1

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$18,508 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,260 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in California, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified masters’s other legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Cal U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California University of Pennsylvania are $18,508.

Read full report on Legal Professions (Other) at California University of Pennsylvania

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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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