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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$44,219 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,671 Avg Salary

Legal Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 2,017 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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.

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

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our Best Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

Full Legal Professions at University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA
$59,020 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Villanova undergraduate students pay an average of $59,020 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Villanova is ranked #5 for overall quality for legal professions in Pennsylvania.

Full Legal Professions at Villanova University Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
$17,378 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Temple are $17,378 per year.

Full Legal Professions at Temple University Report

$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for legal professions students. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt are $20,362 per year.

Read full report on Legal Professions at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#5

Widener University

Chester, PA
$49,706 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Widener University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Widener are $49,706 a year.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Widener University

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
$57,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Drexel University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Drexel undergraduate students pay an average of $57,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,768
Maryland 497
New Jersey 733
District of Columbia 2,497
Delaware 0

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 6 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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