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2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

34 Colleges
$29,585 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,103 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 6,659 people earned a degree or certificate in legal research, making the major the #40 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for legal research 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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal research majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Marymount also is in the top 20% of our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great value for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco also did well on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Champlain College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal research schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Champlain are $14,310 per year.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great value for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seton Hall are $26,018 per year.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UND also did well on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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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