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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$15,647 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,077 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, legal professions students earned 622 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Washington to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal professions 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 legal professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

#1

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Gonzaga University the best value school in Washington for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 per year.

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#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $17,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,637
Oregon 434
Nevada 187
Hawaii 116
Alaska 3

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

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 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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