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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$39,175 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,104 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal research was ranked #40 in the country. In fact 6,659 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for legal research 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.

Check out the legal research doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

#1

Widener University

Chester, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Widener University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chester.

Widener graduate students pay an average of $25,416 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great value for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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 legal research in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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 Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 per year.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University 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 The American University are $38,456 a year.

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Pace University - New York landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree legal research programs. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pace University are $34,100 per year.

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Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 582
Pennsylvania 345
Maryland 46
New Jersey 77
District of Columbia 481

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

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 7 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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