2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions School for You
With 45,189 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #7 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Legal Professions Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 179 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for legal professions 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Professions Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Jefferson School of Law the best value school in the United States for legal professions students. Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
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The excellent programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the United States. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great value for legal professions students. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hamline are $46,221 per year.
Hamline excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools list.
The excellent programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the United States. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Cal U undergraduate students pay an average of $15,726 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Stevenson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stevenson are $38,168 per year.
Drake University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Drake are $45,912 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Drake also did well on our Best Legal Professions Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Hodges University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools list. Located in the small city of Naples, International College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at International College are $14,780 per year.
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. WMU-Cooley Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lansing.
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Purdue University Global landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $14,436 in tuition and fees each year.
Roger Williams University School of Law landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, Roger Williams University School of Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $54,438 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Virginia also did well on our Best Legal Professions Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal professions students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 per year.
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Gonzaga University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools ranking. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gonzaga are $48,470 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Gonzaga also did well on our Best Legal Professions Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #14, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $43,980 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best Legal Professions Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Davenport University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools list. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Davenport University are $20,964 per year.
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Seattle University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal professions students. It came in at #16 on the list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Seattle U are $49,335 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Seattle U also did well on our Best Legal Professions Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal professions students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 per year.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.
UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools list.
Northern Illinois University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIU are $14,738 a year.
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University of South Dakota came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools ranking. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USD are $12,942 a year.
Southwestern Law School ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools list. Southwestern Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Capital University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal professions students. It came in at #22 on the list. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbus.
Capital undergraduate students pay an average of $39,338 in tuition and fees each year.
Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal professions students. It came in at #23 on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in tuition and fees each year.
Oklahoma City University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools list. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCU are $32,744 per year.
Champlain College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal professions students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Champlain undergraduate students pay an average of $42,984 in tuition and fees each year.
Rest of the Top Best Value Legal Professions Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great value schools for Legal Professions graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Legal Professions Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mississippi College | Clinton, MS |
| 28 | Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA |
| 28 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 30 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 31 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico - School of Law | San Juan, PR |
| 32 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 32 | Sullivan University | Louisville, KY |
| 34 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 34 | Creighton University | Omaha, NE |
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Legal Professions Related Majors for Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 36,216 |
| Legal Research | 6,659 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 1,424 |
| Legal Support Services | 446 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 444 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration & Social Service | 53,252 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 13,045 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 10,452 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 1,613 |
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).
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