2023 Best Value Law Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law School for You
Law is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 1,700 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Law Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Law Colleges.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Law
Our 2023 rankings named Northern Illinois University the best value school in Illinois for law students. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in in-state 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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Law Schools in Illinois rankings.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great value for law students. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UChicago are $60,963 a 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 Illinois.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
DePaul undergraduate students pay an average of $42,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUC are $15,240 a year.
Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for law students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois Tech are $50,375 per year.
Best Value Law Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,285 |
| 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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 7 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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