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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$18,339 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,915 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, legal professions students earned 1,529 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Virginia 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.

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.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Professions Colleges.

$19,785 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Virginia are $19,785 a year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA
$23,812 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William & Mary are $23,812 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, William & Mary is ranked #4 for overall quality for legal professions in Virginia.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for legal professions students. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GMU are $13,119 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GMU also did well on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Legal Professions at George Mason University Report

#5

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA
$58,570 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Richmond is a great value for legal professions students. Located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at URichmond are $58,570 a year.

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#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA
$18,820 Average Tuition & Fees

Regent University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Virginia list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Regent undergraduate students pay an average of $18,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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
North Carolina 1,145
Tennessee 601
Georgia 982
South Carolina 388
Louisiana 882
West Virginia 164
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 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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