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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$60,768 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the #175 most popular major in Illinois with 15 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Illinois ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best value school in Illinois for non-professional general legal studies students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwestern are $60,768 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for non-professional general legal studies in Illinois.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Northwestern University

Explore all the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2
Ohio 18

One of 4 majors within the area of study, non-professional general legal studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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