2023 Best Value Law Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law School for You
With 1,586 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #32 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Law Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best value experiences for law students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Law Schools in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for law majors pursuing a .
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Law
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for law students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best Law Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
The excellent programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Villanova are $59,020 per year.
Villanova excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in Pennsylvania list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Schools in Pennsylvania list. Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Duquesne undergraduate students pay an average of $43,526 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt are $20,362 a year.
Pitt also claimed a spot on our Best Law Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #6, Widener University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Widener are $49,706 a year.
Drexel University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value law programs. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drexel are $57,136 a year.
Best Value Law Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Law Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 4,025 |
| Maryland | 418 |
| New Jersey | 610 |
| District of Columbia | 1,954 |
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Law Related Majors for Law
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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 7 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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