LSU Law Center ranked sixth best value in the nation

The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center has been ranked No. 6 among the Best Value Law Schools report by preLaw, a National Jurist publication. Last year, LSU ranked 18th on the list. According to the magazine, the intent of the Best Value rankings is to identify law schools across the country that offer a quality legal education at an affordable price. The magazine considers the following when ranking the law schools: percent of graduates who pass the bar exam; percent of graduates who are employed; tuition; and average indebtedness upon graduation. “The Law Center consistently leads the pack on the Louisiana bar exam, and I’m pleased to say we hit that mark again this year,” says Law Center Chancellor Jack Weiss in a prepared statement. “Despite tough times in the last few years, a high percentage of our graduates have continued to find jobs in the legal marketplace. Our high Best Value ranking reflects the quality of legal education students receive at the Law Center, while at the same time acknowledging our reasonable tuition rates and relatively manageable student debt.” Other law schools that rank as top ten Best Value schools are the University of North Carolina (4), the University of Georgia (5), the University of Alabama (8), and the University of Mississippi (10). You can access the full list via the preLaw website here, but registration is required.