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2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$27,309 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,103 Avg Salary

Legal Research is the #40 most popular major in the country with 6,659 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for legal research 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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 Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

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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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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 Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cleveland State University are $18,051 per year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis 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 #6 on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 a year.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.

IU Bloomington also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

UC graduate students pay an average of $26,644 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Legal Research at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Illinois 528
Ohio 213
Indiana 143
Wisconsin 25

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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).

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