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The Law Schools That Offer Students The Most Help With Tuition

Some law schools are interested in keeping their graduates out of the poorhouse.

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Almost everyone knows that it costs an arm and a leg to go to law school. In fact, the average law school graduate leaves law school with up to six figures in debt. Some law schools, though, are interested in keeping their graduates out of the poorhouse. To that end, a few law schools have been handing out grants to students that often cover more than half of their tuition costs. But which law schools are the most helpful when it comes to assisting students with their tuition payments?

U.S. News obviously has a ranking for that, but like almost everything associated with their law school rankings, the data is off by a year. That said, feast your eyes upon the top 10 schools that offer the most tuition help. All data discussed here is for the 2018-2019 academic year. Things may have changed for the 2019-2020 academic year.

1. Penn State – Dickinson: Tuition: $50,582 in-state and out-of-state / Median grant: $49,896 / 93.2 percent of grant recipients received grants that covered more than half of their tuition

2. Penn State – University Park: Tuition: $50,984 in-state and out-of-state / Median grant: $49,896 / 90 percent of grant recipients received grants that covered more than half of their tuition

3. Belmont: Tuition: $44,470 / Median grant: $32,572 / 88.2 percent of grant recipients received grants that covered more than half of their tuition

4. UNLV: Tuition: $27,023 in-state, $38,923 out-of-state / Median grant: $30,000 / 85.6 percent of grant recipients received grants that covered more than half of their tuition

5. George Mason: Tuition: $25,354 in-state, $40,740 out-of-state / Median grant: $25,900 / 84.7 percent of grant recipients received grants that covered more than half of their tuition

Click here to see the rest of the rankings.

As we frequently mention, financial futures are on the line when law school attendance is in play. Information like this is readily available online, so please do your research before making a decision as to which law school you’ll choose.

10 Law Schools That Offer the Most Tuition Help [U.S. News]

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Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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