2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Law is the 25th most popular major in the country with 34,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, law graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,876 and had an average of $112,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 568 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,160 and $95,795 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 568 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in law. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent law 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 law 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.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 182 degrees to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 88 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM also took the #4 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.

Read full report on Law at University of Memphis

#3

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 118 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Law Report

#4

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$21,155 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Memorial University landed the #4 spot on the list. LMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrogate, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 80 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LMU are $21,155.

Read more about Law at Lincoln Memorial University

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law (With Aid)

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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