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2023 Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$44,530 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,162 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, legal research students earned 481 degrees and certificates from a District of Columbia school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GWU are $32,904 a year.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgetown are $55,128 a year.

Georgetown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CUA are $51,630 a year.

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

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Research Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 582
Pennsylvania 345
Maryland 46
New Jersey 77

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 4 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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