2023 Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal professions was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 61,055 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate 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.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $18,508 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.
Villanova did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Seton Hall University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seton Hall are $26,018 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, GWU also did well on our Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate legal professions programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.
Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.
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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each year.
Columbia also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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University of Baltimore ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UB is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UB are $22,100 a year.
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Drexel University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate legal professions programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 a year.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 per year.
Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 931 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,391 |
| New York | 5,735 |
| Maryland | 761 |
| Delaware | 48 |
| District of Columbia | 2,586 |
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Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
| 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 12 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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