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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$24,139 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,077 Avg Salary

Out of the majors we analyze each year, legal professions was ranked 5th in Tennessee. In fact, 601 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Tennessee 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. 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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.

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

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in Tennessee. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.

Full Legal Professions at University of Memphis Report

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per year.

Vanderbilt also made our Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Vanderbilt University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. LMU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Harrogate.

LMU graduate students pay an average of $20,104 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Legal Professions at Lincoln Memorial University Report

Explore all the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 240
Florida 2,585
Virginia 1,529
North Carolina 1,145
Georgia 982
West Virginia 164
Louisiana 882
South Carolina 388
Kentucky 355
Arkansas 256
Alabama 363

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 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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