2023 Best Value Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree School for You
Legal Research is the #40 most popular major in the country with 6,659 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the legal research doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Legal Research
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in the Southeast Region for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per 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 #3 for overall quality for legal research in the Southeast Region .
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal research schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 20% of our Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great value for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
UA graduate students pay an average of $30,940 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wake Forest University is a great value for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.
Wake Forest University graduate students pay an average of $39,240 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wake Forest University also did well on our Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emory are $45,684 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Emory also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree legal research programs. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Tulane graduate students pay an average of $61,130 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Legal Research Colleges by State
Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 168 |
| Florida | 478 |
| Georgia | 103 |
| North Carolina | 115 |
| Tennessee | 4 |
| Kentucky | 0 |
| Louisiana | 44 |
| Alabama | 58 |
| Mississippi | 4 |
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Majors Related to Legal Research
Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Legal Research
| 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 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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