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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies in District of Columbia (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$50,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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.

Across District of Columbia, there were 50 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,300 and $28,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent non-professional general 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 non-professional general legal studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

The non-professional general 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 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid”.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid.

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. CUA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

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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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