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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$19,915 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,077 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, legal professions students earned 1,272 degrees and certificates from an Ohio school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

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 Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for legal professions 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.

Check out the legal professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Ohio. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

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#2

Capital University

Columbus, OH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capital University is a great value for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Columbus, Capital is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capital are $13,190 per year.

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#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cleveland State University graduate students pay an average of $10,625 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC are $14,902 a 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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

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

Full Legal Professions at University of Akron Main Campus Report

#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Toledo are $16,600 per year.

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Ohio Northern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree legal professions programs. ONU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ada.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ONU are $30,240 per year.

ONU also took the #4 spot in our Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio rankings.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Case Western graduate students pay an average of $49,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Case Western did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,368
Indiana 884
Wisconsin 505
Michigan 1,373

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

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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