2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) in the Middle Atlantic Region
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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 “Most Well Attended Other Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,013 people earned their degree in legal professions (other), making the major the 200th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,368 and had an average of $27,963 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 465 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,561 and $29,447 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Other Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions (other). This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in legal professions (other).
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Well Attended Other Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree other legal professions students.
Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other legal professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Legal Professions (Other) at Fordham University
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Legal Professions Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other legal professions students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full NYU 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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