2023 Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 879 degrees and certificates were awarded to law students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for law students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Law
Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best value school in Georgia for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UGA are $11,156 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UGA is ranked #5 for overall quality for law in Georgia.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia State University is a great value for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia State are $9,292 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Emory graduate students pay an average of $45,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Emory also made our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. AJMLS is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
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Explore all the Best Value Law Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,111 |
| North Carolina | 1,005 |
| Florida | 2,043 |
| Tennessee | 597 |
| Kentucky | 347 |
| South Carolina | 388 |
| Louisiana | 719 |
| Arkansas | 241 |
| Alabama | 305 |
| Mississippi | 236 |
| West Virginia | 104 |
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Majors Related to Law
One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Law
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Legal Research | 6,874 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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