2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,086 people earned their degree in non-professional general legal studies, making the major the 154th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, non-professional general legal studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,672 and had an average of $34,776 in loans still to pay off.

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

This year’s “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in non-professional general legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality non-professional general 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 non-professional general 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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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 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 8 doctorate’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#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 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at University of Kansas

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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