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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$21,719 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,380 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.

The Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Ohio 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.

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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a .

$11,936 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the best value school in Ohio for legal professions students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ohio State are $11,936 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ohio State also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Professions Schools in Ohio ranking.

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#2

Capital University

Columbus, OH
$39,338 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Capital undergraduate students pay an average of $39,338 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$11,690 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cleveland State University is a great value for legal professions students. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cleveland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,690 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,777 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $11,777 per year.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

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#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
$10,879 Average Tuition & Fees

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

University of Toledo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,879 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$54,532 Average Tuition & Fees

Case Western Reserve University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Case Western undergraduate students pay an average of $54,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Case Western also took the #1 spot in our Best Legal Professions Schools in Ohio rankings.

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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 7 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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