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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in Virginia

6 Ranked Colleges
457 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master's in Virginia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 457 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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 Master’s in Virginia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 50 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 97 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.

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#3

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #3 spot on the list. William & Mary is a public institution located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at William & Mary, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 36 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #5 spot on the list. Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 183 masters’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Appalachian School of Law

Grundy, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Appalachian School of Law landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Virginia ranking. Located in Grundy, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian School of Law also made our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian School of Law are $35,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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