Best Law Schools for Your Money
To find the country’s best-value law schools, we weighed dozens of data points, prioritizing annual tuition and fees, average student debt and typical earnings for recent graduates. Here are the colleges that scored a 4 or higher on our 5-star scale.
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College Name
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Est. annual costs
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Average student debt
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Employment rate
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Average early career salaries
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The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL |
$46,100 | $65,290 | 96% | $88,600 |
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University of California - Hastings College of LawSan Francisco, CA |
$69,900 | $131,840 | 96% | $120,800 |
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University of California - BerkeleyBerkeley, CA |
$90,100 | $148,860 | 97% | $189,600 |
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University of California - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA |
$80,400 | $127,360 | 97% | $161,000 |
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University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO |
$55,300 | $102,900 | 98% | $89,100 |
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Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL |
$41,000 | $68,780 | 97% | $80,300 |
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University of FloridaGainesville, FL |
$38,300 | $72,610 | 97% | $94,900 |
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Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA |
$36,500 | $75,680 | 97% | $90,900 |
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University of GeorgiaAthens, GA |
$35,700 | $78,740 | 98% | $92,400 |
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University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL |
$57,500 | $83,460 | 97% | $110,300 |
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Indiana University - BloomingtonBloomington, IN |
$55,300 | $94,590 | 96% | $89,000 |
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University of IowaIowa City, IA |
$49,100 | $86,290 | 97% | $93,700 |
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University of Maryland - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD |
$52,700 | $118,490 | 96% | $93,800 |
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University of Michigan - Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI |
$87,000 | $129,880 | 98% | $181,100 |
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University of St Thomas MinnesotaSaint Paul, MN |
$42,100 | $80,460 | 96% | $73,900 |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC |
$45,100 | $93,880 | 98% | $91,900 |
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Ohio State University - Main CampusColumbus, OH |
$52,300 | $93,630 | 97% | $86,800 |
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Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA |
$53,600 | $85,900 | 97% | $91,200 |
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Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA |
$73,700 | $94,070 | 97% | $94,000 |
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University of South Carolina - ColumbiaColumbia, SC |
$41,000 | $107,670 | 97% | $77,800 |
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University of HoustonHouston, TX |
$45,000 | $90,860 | 97% | $106,100 |
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Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX |
$65,600 | $138,540 | 96% | $123,000 |
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The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX |
$55,100 | N/A | 97% | $135,600 |
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William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA |
$59,200 | $100,570 | 97% | $93,400 |
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George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA |
$49,000 | $76,550 | 96% | $106,400 |
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University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA |
$72,200 | $107,110 | 96% | $85,300 |
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University of Virginia - Main CampusCharlottesville, VA |
$90,100 | $161,140 | 97% | $224,400 |
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University of Wisconsin - MadisonMadison, WI |
$52,900 | $69,850 | 97% | $87,800 |
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Notes: Annual costs include tuition and fees, books and living expenses for in-state students. Employment rate is based on the share of graduates from this program who were not working nor enrolled in another educational program within two years of leaving school. Average earnings and debt figures represent program-level earnings for graduates within one and two year(s) of completion.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, college websites, College Factual/Money calculations.
