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Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$28,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,077 Avg Salary

With 2,391 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #19 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for 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. 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.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 7 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Duquesne University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 per year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year.

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#6

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Widener are $25,416 a year.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Drexel are $37,074 a year.

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 931
New York 5,735
Maryland 761
Delaware 48
District of Columbia 2,586

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 7 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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