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2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$40,182 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$90,143 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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. 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.

Check out the legal research programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 per year.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lansing, WMU-Cooley Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great value for legal research students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UChicago are $60,963 per year.

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our Best Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

DePaul University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

DePaul undergraduate students pay an average of $42,012 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $55,097 per year.

U-M also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois Tech are $50,375 per year.

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#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$16,654 Average Tuition & Fees

Cleveland State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland State University are $16,654 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IU Bloomington are $38,352 a year.

IU Bloomington excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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

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

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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 18 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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