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2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$32,208 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,103 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal research was ranked #107 in the country. In fact 6,874 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for legal research 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. 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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal research majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

Villanova did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Legal Research at Villanova University

#2

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seton Hall are $26,018 per year.

Full Legal Research at Seton Hall University Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

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 Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.

Full Legal Research at Temple University Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Legal Research at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#5

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UB is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UB are $22,100 per year.

Read full report on Legal Research at University of Baltimore

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #6, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 a year.

Read full report on Legal Research at Drexel University

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate legal research programs. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 a year. Legal Research majors at Pitt take out an average of $23,713 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

Read full report on Legal Research at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

St John’s University - New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at STJ are $31,516 per year.

Full Legal Research at St John’s University - New York Report

Explore the best legal research colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 382
New York 590
Maryland 57
New Jersey 77
District of Columbia 481

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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