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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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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 $75-$110k.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 94 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 102 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

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

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#4

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UM is a medium-sized public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 70 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $75-$110k list, UM has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 174 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. 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

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. DU is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 233 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

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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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