2023 Best Value Colleges for Dispute Resolution
8
Ranked Colleges
648
Degrees Awarded
$26,500
Avg Net Price*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Dispute Resolution Schools” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Dispute Resolution is the 684th most popular major in the country with 648 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Best Value Dispute Resolution Schools” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in dispute resolution. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dispute resolution programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dispute resolution program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The dispute resolution 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 Dispute Resolution Schools”.
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Best Value Dispute Resolution Schools
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dispute Resolution Schools.
Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Dispute Resolution
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Dispute Resolution Schools list. Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 ’s dispute resolution degrees to qualified students.
NUS Florida not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Dispute Resolution Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for NUS Florida is $25,833 for Dispute Resolution students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dispute Resolution at NUS Florida
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Dispute Resolution Schools list. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 10 ’s dispute resolution degrees in 2020-2021.
Dominican U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Dispute Resolution Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Dominican University is $18,645 for dispute resolution students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Dominican U Dispute Resolution Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Dispute Resolution Schools list. Fordham University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our dispute resolution students list, Fordham U has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Dispute Resolution Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fordham University is $38,147 for dispute resolution students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Fordham U Dispute Resolution Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Baltimore. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dispute Resolution Schools. UB is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 19 ’s dispute resolution degrees in 2020-2021.
UB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Dispute Resolution Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UB is $17,206 for Dispute Resolution students.
Full University of Baltimore Dispute Resolution Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dispute Resolution Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the #5 spot on the list. Pepperdine University is located in Malibu, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 116 ’s dispute resolution degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pepperdine, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Dispute Resolution Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pepperdine is $38,846 for dispute resolution students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Report
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Dispute Resolution Schools ranking. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 ’s dispute resolution degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Boston also took the #5 spot in our “Best Dispute Resolution Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMass Boston is $17,752 for Dispute Resolution students.
Read more about Dispute Resolution at University of Massachusetts - Boston
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dispute Resolution Schools ranking. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified ’s dispute resolution students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dispute Resolution Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia is $22,823 for dispute resolution students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Dispute Resolution at Columbia
University of Southern California landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Value Dispute Resolution Schools ranking. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 ’s dispute resolution degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dispute Resolution Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for USC is $32,569 for Dispute Resolution students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full University of Southern California Dispute Resolution 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
- *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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