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Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,027 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,084 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 237 degrees and certificates were awarded to law students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #47 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Law

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Our analysis found Drake University to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Iowa. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Drake are $11,988 a year.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $12,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Iowa not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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Best Value Law Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Law Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 619
Minnesota 693
Kansas 198
Nebraska 216
North Dakota 56
South Dakota 62

Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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