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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
880 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 61,993 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,199 and had an average of $58,026 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,447 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,820 and $57,491 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 880 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions 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 program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wyoming is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 67 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k list, UW has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 94 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k list, U of U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 174 students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 102 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UM is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 70 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UM Legal Professions Report

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 233 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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