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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$31,971 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,062 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cal U is a medium-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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#2

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stevenson University is a great value for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.

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

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

Fordham U graduate students pay an average of $23,846 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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

UPenn also made our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova 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 #6 on the list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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

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

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#7

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Widener are $25,416 per year.

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#8

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Seton Hall graduate students pay an average of $26,018 in tuition and fees each year.

Seton Hall excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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George Washington University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#10

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 per year.

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

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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

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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