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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in Alabama (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
316 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Alabama, there were 445 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,522 and $50,513 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 316 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The legal professions 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 Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid”.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama doctor’s degree legal professions students with aid.

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 130 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama doctor’s degree legal professions students with aid list, UA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Professions at UA

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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