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2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
485 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master's in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,738 people earned their degree in legal research, making the major the 89th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,635 and had an average of $65,122 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 513 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,767 and $58,025 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 485 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in legal research. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal research programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the legal research program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

The legal research 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 Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 107 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Legal Research at University of Florida

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s legal research degrees to 80 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida State Legal Research Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s legal research degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Research at FIU

#4

Stetson University

DeLand, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stetson University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in DeLand, Florida, and it awarded 28 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

Stetson also made our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stetson are $17,927, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Research at Stetson University

#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k. Nova Southeastern University is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 81 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Legal Research at Nova Southeastern University

#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 141 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220.

Full U Miami Legal Research 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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