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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

134 Colleges
$19,360 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,062 Avg Salary

Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 134 schools in the United States to see which master'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. 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 colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Jefferson School of Law the best value school in the United States for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Thomas Jefferson School of Law are $1,620 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great value for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 134 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Cal U graduate students pay an average of $18,508 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevenson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Stevenson graduate students pay an average of $8,340 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.

Drake graduate students pay an average of $11,988 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Drake also did well on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Hodges University

Naples, FL

Hodges University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

International College graduate students pay an average of $15,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, University of Virginia is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco graduate students pay an average of $19,875 in tuition and fees each year.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools list.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 5% of our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#13

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal professions programs. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Seattle U is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#14

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #14, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 a year.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#16

Trinity Law School

Santa Ana, CA

Trinity Law School landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal professions programs. Trinity Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Ana.

Trinity Law School graduate students pay an average of $13,650 in tuition and fees each year.

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#17

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #17, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#18

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fordham U are $23,846 per year.

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Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools ranking. WMU-Cooley Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.

WMU-Cooley Law School graduate students pay an average of $14,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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#20

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Legal Professions students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
21 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
22 New York University New York, NY
23 Villanova University Villanova, PA
24 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
25 Mississippi College Clinton, MS
26 Widener University Chester, PA

View the Best Value Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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