2023 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
With 892 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #18 most popular major in Washington.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Washington to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal professions 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. 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.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Legal Professions
Our analysis found Gonzaga University to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Washington. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 per year.
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Out of the 3 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 3 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $17,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Seattle is ranked #5 for overall quality for legal professions in Washington.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 6,896 |
Oregon | 506 |
Hawaii | 128 |
Nevada | 265 |
Alaska | 32 |
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Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Law | 36,216 |
Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
Legal Research | 6,874 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 142,610 |
Public Administration & Social Service | 98,583 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 73,813 |
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 4,477 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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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