2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,565 people earned their degree in legal professions (other), making the major the 196th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,722 and had an average of $45,823 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 534 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,489 and $36,954 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions (other) programs that also have a lower cost than 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 professions (other) program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other legal professions students in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New York University Legal Professions (Other) Report

#2

Fordham University

Bronx, New York

#2 in overall quality

$23,846 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #2 spot on the list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other legal professions degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fordham U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Doctor’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 Fordham U are $23,846.

Read full report on Legal Professions (Other) at Fordham U

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) (Income $0-$30k)

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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