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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$12,663 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,849 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Ohio to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for legal professions 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 professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

#1

Capital University

Columbus, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Capital University the best value school in Ohio for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Columbus, Capital is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Capital are $13,190 a year.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Capital University

#2

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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college 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 4 schools in Ohio 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Legal Professions at University of Akron Main Campus Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great value for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

UC graduate students pay an average of $14,902 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Legal Professions at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

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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 4 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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