The National Jurist has released its ranking of the Best Value Law Schools in the September 2009 issue:
The National Jurist identified 65 law schools that carry a low price tag and are able to prepare their students incredibly well for today’s competitive job market. In determining what makes a law school a “best value,” we first looked at tuition, considering only public schools with an in-state tuition less than $25,000, and private schools with an annual tuition that comes in under $30,000. We then narrowed the playing field again by including only schools that had an employment rate of at least 85% and a school bar psasage rate that was higher than their state average. We then ranked schools, giving greatest weight to tuition, followed closely by employment statistics. [Click on chart to enlarge.]
Here are The National Jurist 65 Best Value Law Schools, along with their U.S. News overall ranking:
Best Value
Rank
US News
Rank
Law
School
1
Tier 4
N. Carolina Central
2
41
BYU
3
Tier 3
Nebraska
4
65
Georgia State
5
Tier 3
Mississippi
6
Tier 3
Montana
7
77
New Mexico
8
Tier 4
Florida Int’l
9
Tier 3
Idaho
10
52
Florida State
11
75
UNLV
12
51
Florida
13
30
Alabama
14
59
Tennessee
15
Tier 3
Memphis
16
35
Georgia
17
75
LSU
18
98
Louisville
19
Tier 3
Texas Tech
20
35
Wisconsin
21
65
Kansas
22
30
North Carolina
23
55
Kentucky
24
Tier 3
Hawaii
25
Tier 3
Missouri-Kansas City
26
87
Indiana-Indianapolis
27
55
Arizona State
28
65
Missouri-Columbia
29
85
SUNY-Buffalo
30
71
Oklahoma
31
Tier 4
Washburn
32
Tier 3
Toledo
33
65
Temple
34
41
George Mason
35
26
Iowa
36
59
Houston
37
87
South Carolina
38
30
U. Washington
39
43
Arizona
40
23
Indiana-Bloomington
41
28
William & Mary
42
52
Connecticut
43
45
Colorado
44
100
Maine
45
52
Cincinnati
46
77
Oregon
47
15
Texas
48
43
Maryland
49
Tier 3
Wayne State
50
n/a
Faulkner
51
20
Minnesota
52
71
Pittsburgh
53
Tier 4
Texas-Wesleyan
54
39
UC-Hastings
55
Tier 4
Campbell
56
Tier 4
Duquesne
57
Tier 3
Drake
58
Tier 4
Willamette
59
Tier 3
Samford
60
Tier 4
Capital
61
Tier 3
Stetson
62
87
Marquette
63
61
Lewis & Clark
64
77
Seattle
65
100
Gonzaga
