Best Value Colleges for Legal Professions and Studies, Other
Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.
10
Schools Ranked
$36,382
Avg. Earnings
5.4 yrs
Best Payback
345
Graduates
How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.
| # | School | Major Earnings | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA · Private | $60,012 | 5.4 yrs |
| 2 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public | $45,383 | 8.3 yrs |
| 3 | Drake University Des Moines, IA · Private | $42,682 | 13.6 yrs |
| 4 | Ball State University Muncie, IN · Public | $31,133 | N/A |
| 5 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ · Public | $34,847 | N/A |
| 6 | Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT · Private | $33,281 | N/A |
| 7 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private | $31,762 | N/A |
| 8 | Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA · Private | $29,685 | N/A |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior, WI · Public | $25,967 | N/A |
| 10 | Roger Williams University Bristol, RI · Private | $35,060 | N/A |
Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.