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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$42,978 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,213 Avg Salary

With 85 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, non-professional general legal studies is the #82 most popular major in District of Columbia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for non-professional general legal studies 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 non-professional general legal studies majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Howard University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Howard University to be the best value school for non-professional general legal studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Howard are $34,326 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great value for non-professional general legal studies students working on their master’s degree. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CUA are $51,630 a year.

CUA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Catholic University of America

Explore all the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 123
New York 377
Maryland 111
New Jersey 39
Delaware 10

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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