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2023 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$40,395 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,959 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal professions (other) was ranked #118 in the country. In fact 1,424 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for other legal professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Professions (Other) Colleges.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN
$14,436 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for legal professions (other) students. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Purdue University Global undergraduate students pay an average of $14,436 in tuition and fees each year.

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$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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.

Full Legal Professions (Other) at Loyola University Chicago Report

$32,101 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great value for legal professions (other) students. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IUPUI are $32,101 per year.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions (other) schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Other Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Legal Professions (Other) at Northwestern University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great value for legal professions (other) students. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Case Western are $54,532 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Case Western also did well on our Best Other Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Legal Professions (Other) at Case Western Reserve University

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$32,727 Average Tuition & Fees

Wayne State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions (other) programs. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wayne State are $32,727 a year.

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Explore the best legal professions (other) colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 29
Illinois 125
Ohio 15
Indiana 39

Legal Professions (Other) is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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