2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Virginia” 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 Virginia, there were 271 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,000 and $43,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 271 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal professions (other) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal professions (other) program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Virginia”.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) in Virginia

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$34,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #1 spot on the list. William & Mary is a medium-sized school located in Williamsburg, Virginia that handed out 37 masters’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

William & Mary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full William & Mary Legal Professions (Other) Report

#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$17,052 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,060 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 183 degrees to qualified masters’s other legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Regent University Legal Professions (Other) Report

#3

Appalachian School of Law

Grundy, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$35,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian School of Law landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Grundy, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s other legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian School of Law did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian School of Law are $35,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Appalachian School of Law Legal Professions (Other) Report

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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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