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2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$47,778 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,516 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.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal research majors pursuing a .

#1

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
$55,776 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fordham U are $55,776 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. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in tuition and fees each year.

UPenn also made our Best Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

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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. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in tuition and fees each year.

NYU also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Widener University

Chester, PA
$49,706 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Widener are $49,706 a year.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Villanova also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ
$46,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Seton Hall University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seton Hall are $46,880 per year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GWU are $57,984 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#8

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal research students. It came in at #8 on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year.

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

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal research programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $62,466 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
$30,602 Average Tuition & Fees

Temple University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal research programs. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Temple are $30,602 a year.

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Explore the best legal research colleges 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 25 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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