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2023 Best Value Law Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$25,179 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,747 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law School for You

In 2020-2021, law students earned 1,111 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Law Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia to see which programs offered the best value experiences for law 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.

2023 Best Value Law Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Law Colleges.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Law

$19,785 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $19,785 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #1 for overall quality for law in Virginia.

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#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA
$23,812 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in Virginia list. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William & Mary are $23,812 per year.

William & Mary also took the #4 spot in our Best Law Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in Virginia. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GMU are $13,119 a year.

GMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in Virginia list.

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#5

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA
$58,570 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Richmond helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in Virginia. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of University of Richmond.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URichmond are $58,570 per year.

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#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA
$18,820 Average Tuition & Fees

Regent University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value law programs. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Regent are $18,820 per year.

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$59,380 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Washington and Lee University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students. Washington and Lee is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Lexington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washington and Lee are $59,380 per year.

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Appalachian School of Law did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for law students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Grundy, Appalachian School of Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Value Law Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Law Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,043
Georgia 879
North Carolina 1,005
Tennessee 597
Kentucky 347
Louisiana 719
Alabama 305
South Carolina 388
Mississippi 236
Arkansas 241
West Virginia 104

Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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