2023 Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You
Law is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 1,954 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
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The Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in District of Columbia 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia
Check out the law doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Law
Our 2023 rankings named University of the District of Columbia the best value school in District of Columbia for law students working on their doctor’s degree. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the large city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of the District of Columbia are $10,094 per year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value law schools in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Georgetown graduate students pay an average of $55,128 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Georgetown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for law students working on their doctor’s degree. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.
GWU also made our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #2.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American University is a great value for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.
The American University also made our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #4.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Howard graduate students pay an average of $34,326 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Howard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.
Catholic University of America 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CUA are $51,630 per year.
CUA also took the #3 spot in our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia rankings.
Best Value Law Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Law Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 4,025 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,586 |
| Maryland | 418 |
| New Jersey | 610 |
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Law Related Majors for Law
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 6 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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