2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Research School for You
In 2020-2021, 6,659 people earned a degree or certificate in legal research, making the major the #40 most popular in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Legal Research Schools ranking. This report analyzed 118 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for legal research 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 Legal Research Schools in the United States
Check out the legal research programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Legal Research Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Jefferson School of Law the best value school in the United States for legal research students. Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great value for legal research students. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Hamline undergraduate students pay an average of $46,221 in tuition and fees each year.
Hamline also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Loyola Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 118 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $54,438 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, University of Virginia is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Marymount are $53,051 per year.
Loyola Marymount also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Legal Research at Loyola Marymount University
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools ranking. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal research students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco undergraduate students pay an average of $11,343 in tuition and fees each year.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal research programs. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
UC Berkeley undergraduate students pay an average of $43,980 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best Legal Research Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Legal Research at University of California - Berkeley
Seattle University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle U are $49,335 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Seattle U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools list.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal research programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UT Austin is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools list.
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University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal research students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF are $28,659 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools list.
Champlain College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal research students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Champlain are $42,984 per year.
With a ranking of #13, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Fordham U undergraduate students pay an average of $55,776 in tuition and fees each year.
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools ranking. WMU-Cooley Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal research programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UPenn is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools list.
Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal research students. It came in at #16 on the list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.
New York University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal research programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NYU are $56,500 a year.
NYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools list.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Legal Research graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Legal Research Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Widener University | Chester, PA |
| 19 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 19 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 21 | Mississippi College | Clinton, MS |
| 22 | University of Akron Main Campus | Akron, OH |
| 23 | Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ |
| 23 | University of San Diego | San Diego, CA |
Legal Research by Region
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Legal Research Related Majors for Legal Research
One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 36,216 |
| 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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