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2023 Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$33,884 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,084 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 36,216 law students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for law majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Our analysis found Fordham University to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great value for law 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 tuition and fees each year.

UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value law schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#4

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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

New York Law School

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Law School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at New York Law School are $24,000 per year.

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#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 a year.

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University of the District of Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of the District of Columbia are $18,608 per year.

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#8

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #4 for overall quality for law in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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With a ranking of #9, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia 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 Columbia are $52,924 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia also is in the top 15% of our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree law programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.

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Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,025
Pennsylvania 1,586
Maryland 418
New Jersey 610
District of Columbia 1,954

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 26 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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