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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in District of Columbia

5 Ranked Colleges
1,801 Degrees Awarded
$41,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Law is the 21st most popular major in the country with 34,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across District of Columbia, there were 1,801 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,801 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in law. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality law 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 law 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree law students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 427 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824.

Full GWU Law Report

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 382 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 124 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree law students list, Howard has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 97 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree law students list, CUA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. Georgetown University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 693 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgetown Law Report

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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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