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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$40,747 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,213 Avg Salary

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the #181 most popular major in the country with 444 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for non-professional general legal studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for non-professional general legal studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per 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 non-professional general legal studies in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Howard graduate students pay an average of $34,326 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Catholic University of America helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value non-professional general legal studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

CUA graduate students pay an average of $51,630 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Catholic University of America Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Pace University graduate students pay an average of $34,100 in tuition and fees each year.

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Explore the best non-professional general legal studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 7
Pennsylvania 28
District of Columbia 8

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446

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).
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