2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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.

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.

More Ways to Rank Legal Studies Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree legal studies students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (With Aid)

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Legal Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read full report on 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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