2023 Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Research Master's Degree School for You
Legal Research is the #107 most popular major in the country with 6,874 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for legal research students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.
University of Virginia also made our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great value for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
UF graduate students pay an average of $30,130 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
MC graduate students pay an average of $12,796 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stetson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Stetson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of DeLand.
Stetson graduate students pay an average of $17,671 in tuition and fees each year.
Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
FIU graduate students pay an average of $24,211 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Alabama landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal research programs. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a very large student population.
UA graduate students pay an average of $30,940 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UA also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
University of Richmond came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of University of Richmond.
URichmond graduate students pay an average of $25,620 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, URichmond is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of Georgia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.
UGA also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Vanderbilt University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.
Vanderbilt not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Best Legal Research Colleges by State
Explore the best legal research colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 103 |
| Virginia | 259 |
| North Carolina | 115 |
| Florida | 495 |
| Tennessee | 4 |
| Kentucky | 0 |
| Louisiana | 44 |
| Alabama | 58 |
| Mississippi | 4 |
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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.
Majors Similar 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 19 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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