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2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

2 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal studies 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 legal studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona
#1 in overall quality
$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality
$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, KU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, 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%.

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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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