2023 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 45,189 legal professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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 Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in the Southeast Region for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mississippi College is a great value for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. MC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Clinton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MC are $12,796 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Campbell University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Campbell is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buies Creek.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Campbell are $15,152 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stetson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Stetson graduate students pay an average of $17,671 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Richmond ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree 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.
URichmond graduate students pay an average of $25,620 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $30,858 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
University of Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
With a ranking of #9, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FIU are $24,211 per year.
With a ranking of #10, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UofM graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 240 |
| Florida | 2,585 |
| North Carolina | 1,145 |
| Virginia | 1,529 |
| Tennessee | 601 |
| Georgia | 982 |
| South Carolina | 388 |
| Louisiana | 882 |
| West Virginia | 164 |
| Kentucky | 355 |
| Arkansas | 256 |
| Alabama | 363 |
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Majors Related to 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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