2023 Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Research Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southeast 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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in the Southeast Region for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.
University of Virginia also made our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great value for legal research students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.
UF also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Clinton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MC are $12,796 a year.
Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stetson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Stetson graduate students pay an average of $17,671 in tuition and fees each year.
Florida International 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FIU are $24,211 a year.
University of Richmond 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. Located in the city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at URichmond are $25,620 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, URichmond is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
The University of Alabama 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. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $30,940 per year.
UA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
University of Georgia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal research programs. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.
UGA 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 Southeast Region list.
With a ranking of #10, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
Vanderbilt graduate students pay an average of $52,162 in tuition and fees each year.
Vanderbilt did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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 19 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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