2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,546 people earned their degree in legal studies, making the major the 225th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 745 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 143 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal studies 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 studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 126 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

CUA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Legal Studies at Catholic University of America

#3

Pace University - New York

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$33,356 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 16 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Pace University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Legal Studies at Pace University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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