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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in Virginia

6 Ranked Colleges
1,123 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Virginia” 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 Virginia, there were 2,239 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,123 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” 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.

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.

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 Virginia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia.

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 323 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 179 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at William & Mary, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 172 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia doctor’s degree legal professions students list, GMU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

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#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Richmond. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. Located in University of Richmond, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 116 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

URichmond also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Richmond are $25,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Regent University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 72 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Regent did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Appalachian School of Law

Grundy, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Appalachian School of Law did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Grundy, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian School of Law also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian School of Law are $35,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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