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2022 Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
756 Degrees Awarded
$43,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Advanced Legal Research/Studies is the 252nd most popular major in the country with 2,966 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 802 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 756 general advanced legal research/studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general advanced legal research/studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general advanced legal research/studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general advanced legal research/studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree advanced legal research/studies students with aid.

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 306 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also made our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 28 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Georgetown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 179 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree advanced legal research/studies students with aid list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 154 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

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#5

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree advanced legal research/studies students with aid list, GWU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, American University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 12 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524.

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#7

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

Catholic University of America did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s advanced legal research/studies degrees to qualified students.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

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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%.

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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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