2023 Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You
With 36,216 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for law students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . WMU-Cooley Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lansing.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WMU-Cooley Law School are $14,440 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value law schools in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capital are $13,190 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Marquette University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 a year.
Purdue University Global landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree law programs. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 a year.
Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #2 for overall quality for law in the Great Lakes Region .
Best Law Colleges by State
Explore the best law colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,285 |
| Illinois | 1,700 |
| Ohio | 1,015 |
| Indiana | 599 |
| Wisconsin | 463 |
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Law Related Majors for Law
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Law
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Research | 6,659 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 1,424 |
| Legal Support Services | 446 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 444 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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