2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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Legal Studies is the 225th most popular major in the country with 3,546 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 809 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal studies 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 studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. American Military University is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 40 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Public University System are $7,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Studies at American Public University System

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

$17,358 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. NKU is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 6 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NKU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Kentucky University are $17,358.

Read full report on Legal Studies at NKU

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 12 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WVU Legal Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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