2023 Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You
Law is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 36,216 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 167 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for law students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Law
Our analysis found Thomas Jefferson School of Law to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a 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.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great value for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drake are $11,988 a year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value law schools in the United States. WMU-Cooley Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lansing.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU-Cooley Law School are $14,440 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Roger Williams University School of Law helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value law schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Bristol, Roger Williams University School of Law is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Roger Williams University School of Law are $12,803 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Virginia also is in the top 5% of our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Gonzaga University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree law programs. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 a year.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.
UC Berkeley also claimed a spot on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #7, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
Seattle University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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Northern Illinois University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree law programs. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
Southwestern Law School came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Southwestern Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southwestern Law School are $18,430 a year.
University of South Dakota came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $12,768 per year.
Capital University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capital are $13,190 per year.
Oklahoma City University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree law programs. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OCU are $13,410 a year.
Fordham University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree law programs. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fordham U are $23,846 per year.
Fordham U also claimed a spot on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Mississippi College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree law programs. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
MC graduate students pay an average of $12,796 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Pennsylvania came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UPenn also did well on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - School of Law ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UIPR School of Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Juan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIPR School of Law are $16,505 per year.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 a year.
Creighton University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 per year.
New York University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree law programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NYU are $38,206 a year.
NYU also claimed a spot on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Villanova University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.
New York Law School came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New York Law School are $24,000 per year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | University of Akron Main Campus | Akron, OH |
| 26 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 28 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 29 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
| 30 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 30 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 32 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA |
| 33 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 33 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 33 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
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Law Related Majors for Law
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Law
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Research | 6,659 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 1,424 |
| Legal Support Services | 446 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 444 |
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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