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2022 Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

4 Ranked Colleges
214 Degrees Awarded
$31,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 865 people earned their degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence, making the major the 514th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 253 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 214 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #1 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 6 masters’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence at The American University

#2

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Chester, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Widener, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Widener University are $24,810, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Widener University American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Report

#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 56 degrees to qualified masters’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #2 spot in our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence at Drexel

#4

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hofstra University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Hofstra University is a fairly large school located in Hempstead, New York that handed out 6 masters’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hofstra, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence 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 Hofstra are $27,172.

Full Hofstra University American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Report

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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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