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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
1,814 Degrees Awarded
$41,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Legal Professions is the 17th most popular major in the country with 61,993 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 District of Columbia, there were 2,848 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,382 and $94,554 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,814 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal professions programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 696 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 429 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k list, GWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Professions at George Washington University

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. The American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 390 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524.

Read more about Legal Professions at American University

#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #4 spot on the list. CUA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 97 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k list, CUA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #5 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 124 students in 2019-2020.

Howard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224.

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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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