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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
880 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Legal Professions is the 17th most popular major in the country with 61,993 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,447 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,820 and $57,491 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 880 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions 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 legal professions 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 rocky mountains region doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.

UW also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Legal Professions at UW

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 94 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

U of U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U of U Legal Professions Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Idaho Legal Professions Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 174 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

Full CU - Boulder Legal Professions Report

#5

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school handed out 70 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Legal Professions at UM

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 233 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Denver Legal Professions 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%.

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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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