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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
1,123 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

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 “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Virginia, there were 2,239 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,123 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The 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 Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid”.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid.

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 323 students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. William & Mary is a medium-sized school located in Williamsburg, Virginia that handed out 179 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia doctor’s degree legal professions students with aid list, William & Mary has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 172 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GMU Legal Professions Report

#4

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Virginia Beach, Virginia 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 72 students in 2019-2020.

Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’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.

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#5

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the #5 spot on the list. URichmond is a small school located in University of Richmond, Virginia that handed out 116 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

URichmond not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Richmond are $25,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Washington and Lee University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Lexington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 154 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Washington and Lee also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #4.

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#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Liberty University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid ranking. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our virginia doctor’s degree legal professions students with aid list, Liberty University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, 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%.

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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