2023 Best Value Other Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions (Other) Master's Degree School for You
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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southeast 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.
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.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Other Legal Professions
Our analysis found William & Mary to be the best value school for legal professions (other) students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at William & Mary are $34,978 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, William & Mary is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.
UARK graduate students pay an average of $22,563 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UARK also is in the top 15% of our Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great value for legal professions (other) students working on their master’s degree. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $37,956 per year.
GMU also claimed a spot on our Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great value for legal professions (other) students working on their master’s degree. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tulane are $61,130 per year.
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Request InformationBest Legal Professions (Other) Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions (other) schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 6 |
| Virginia | 250 |
| Florida | 51 |
| South Carolina | 0 |
| Louisiana | 111 |
| Arkansas | 15 |
| Mississippi | 0 |
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Legal Professions (Other) Related Majors for Other Legal Professions
One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal professions (other) has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 5 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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