2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Research School for You
Legal Research is the #107 most popular major in the country with 6,874 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 Legal Research Schools ranking. This report analyzed 120 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for legal research 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.
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2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Research Colleges.
Top 15% Best Legal Research Schools
Our analysis found Thomas Jefferson School of Law to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Out of the 120 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Hamline undergraduate students pay an average of $46,221 in tuition and fees each year.
Hamline excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great value for legal research students. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal U are $15,726 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hodges University is a great value for legal research students. Located in the small city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at International College are $14,780 per year.
The excellent programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Loyola Chicago is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools list.
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal research students. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $54,438 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of Virginia is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools list.
With a ranking of #7, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Loyola Marymount undergraduate students pay an average of $53,051 in tuition and fees each year.
Loyola Marymount also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal research students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Legal Research Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $11,343 per year.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $43,980 per year.
UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools list.
Seattle University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools ranking. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Seattle U are $49,335 a year.
Seattle U also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal research students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Legal Research Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #13, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $28,659 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Research Schools ranking.
Champlain College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain 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 Champlain are $42,984 a year.
Fordham University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fordham U are $55,776 per year.
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal research programs. WMU-Cooley Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.
University of Pennsylvania came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UPenn is in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools list.
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Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal research students. It came in at #18 on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Legal Research students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Legal Research Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 19 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 20 | Widener University | Chester, PA |
| 21 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 21 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 23 | Mississippi College | Clinton, MS |
| 24 | University of Akron Main Campus | Akron, OH |
Legal Research by Region
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Legal Research Related Majors for Legal Research
One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Research
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 36,216 |
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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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