2023 Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for law students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for law majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Law Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for law students. WMU-Cooley Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lansing.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for law students. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIU are $14,738 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Capital University is a great value for law students. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Capital are $39,338 a 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Loyola Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 10% of our Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Marquette University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Marquette are $45,766 a year.
Marquette excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
With a ranking of #8, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue University Global are $14,436 a year.
Northwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
University of Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UChicago are $60,963 a year.
UChicago did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Best Law Colleges by State
Explore the best law schools 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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