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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$17,785 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,563 Avg Salary

Out of the majors we analyze each year, legal professions was ranked 6th in Michigan. In fact, 1,373 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Legal Professions Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan to see which 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School the best value school in Michigan for legal professions students. Located in the midsize city of Lansing, WMU-Cooley Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for legal professions students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $17,193 per year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Michigan list.

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#3

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI
$20,964 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Davenport University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Davenport University undergraduate students pay an average of $20,964 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$30,154 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Detroit Mercy are $30,154 per year.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayne State are $15,199 per year.

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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
Ohio 1,272
Wisconsin 505

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 5 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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