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2023 Best Value Other Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$28,647 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,455 Avg Salary

Legal Professions (Other) is the #190 most popular major in the country with 2,013 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Other Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for other legal professions 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.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Professions (Other) Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for legal professions (other) students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal U are $18,508 a year.

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#2

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Stevenson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions (other) schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stevenson are $8,340 a year.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Fordham University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions (other) schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U 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 Fordham U are $23,846 a year.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for legal professions (other) students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#5

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Seton Hall University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions (other) schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seton Hall are $26,018 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Seton Hall is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

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#7

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Yeshiva are $35,150 a year.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 per year.

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#9

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions (other) students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#10

American University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #10, American University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions (other) students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, The American University also did well on our Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Explore the best legal professions (other) colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 112
New York 218
Maryland 33
New Jersey 89
District of Columbia 13

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 10 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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