2023 Best Value Law Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law School for You
With 1,111 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #32 most popular major in Virginia.
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.
The Best Value Law Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia 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.
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 Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Law
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in Virginia for law students. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $19,785 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Law Schools in Virginia list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means William & Mary is a great value for law students. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.
William & Mary undergraduate students pay an average of $23,812 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, William & Mary is ranked #5 for overall quality for law in Virginia.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GMU are $13,119 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, GMU also did well on our Best Law Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at University of Richmond helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in Virginia. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of University of Richmond.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at URichmond are $58,570 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, URichmond is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in Virginia list.
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Regent University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value law programs. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regent are $18,820 per year.
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Washington and Lee University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value law programs. Washington and Lee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lexington.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washington and Lee are $59,380 per year.
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Appalachian School of Law did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for law students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote area of Grundy, Appalachian School of Law is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 879 |
| 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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Law Related Majors for Law
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 8 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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