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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$35,645 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,162 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.

The Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal research 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.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Our analysis found Fordham University to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fordham U are $23,846 per year.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great value for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn 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 UPenn are $42,932 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #4 for overall quality for legal research in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

Villanova excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#5

Widener University

Chester, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Widener University is a great value for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Widener are $25,416 a year.

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#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Seton Hall University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seton Hall are $26,018 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Seton Hall is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

GWU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#8

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #8, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. 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 tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Georgetown is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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With a ranking of #9, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 10% of our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a 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 24 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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