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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $0-$30k) in Montana

1 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Montana For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Montana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 61,993 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,199 and had an average of $58,026 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 97 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,900 and $76,666 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,500 and $58,091 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal professions programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Montana For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for montana doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Montana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school awarded 70 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

UM also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Montana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Montana Legal Professions Report

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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