2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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 Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Legal Research Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hodges University the best value school in the Southeast Region for legal research students. Located in the small city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at International College are $14,780 a year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $54,438 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Virginia also made our Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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 5% of our Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for legal research students. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MC are $20,364 per year.
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Stetson University 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. Stetson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of DeLand.
Stetson undergraduate students pay an average of $50,800 in tuition and fees each year.
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Florida International University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIU are $18,963 per year.
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University of Richmond 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. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at URichmond are $58,570 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, URichmond is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The University of Alabama landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal research programs. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UA are $31,090 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UA is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of Georgia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
UGA undergraduate students pay an average of $31,108 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UGA also did well on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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| 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 21 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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