2023 Best Value Law Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Law School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, law was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 36,216 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Law Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for law students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Law Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in the Southeast Region for law students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Virginia are $54,438 a year.
University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi College is a great value for law students. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MC are $20,364 a year.
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The excellent programs at Campbell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Southeast Region . Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Buies Creek.
Campbell undergraduate students pay an average of $38,160 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Stetson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stetson are $50,800 per year.
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University of Richmond ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at URichmond are $58,570 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, URichmond also did well on our Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $36,891 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UGA are $31,108 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 5% of our Best Law Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Florida International University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIU are $18,963 per year.
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University of Memphis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value law programs. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UofM are $14,088 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 879 |
| 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.
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 25 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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