2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 West Virginia, there were 145 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $48-$75k) in West Virginia

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s legal studies degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Public University System are $7,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s legal studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Legal Studies at West Virginia University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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