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2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

2 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The legal studies 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 Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

#1 in overall quality

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 $75-$110k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Legal Studies at KU

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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