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2023 Best Value Other Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$25,139 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,947 Avg Salary

Legal Professions (Other) is the #190 most popular major in the country with 2,013 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Other Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for other legal professions 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.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the best value school for legal professions (other) students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for legal professions (other) students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Berkeley is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Other Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Other Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Fordham U graduate students pay an average of $23,846 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Fordham U also is in the top 20% of our Best Other Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Other Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Reno.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $22,380 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great value for legal professions (other) students working on their doctor’s degree. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $38,667 per year.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal professions (other) has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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