2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Research 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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal research majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Legal Research Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in the Southeast Region for legal research students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $54,438 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
UF undergraduate students pay an average of $28,659 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for legal research students. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.
MC undergraduate students pay an average of $20,364 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Stetson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stetson are $50,800 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FIU are $18,963 a year.
University of Richmond ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized 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 undergraduate student at URichmond are $58,570 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, URichmond also did well on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
UA undergraduate students pay an average of $31,090 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UGA are $31,108 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UGA also did well on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Vanderbilt University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vanderbilt are $56,966 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Vanderbilt is ranked #4 for overall quality for legal research in the Southeast Region .
Best Legal Research Colleges by State
Explore the best legal research colleges 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 20 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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