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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,314 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,062 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 Master's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value master'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 master'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 master’s degree in Ohio. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ohio State is ranked #5 for overall quality for legal professions in Ohio.

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#2

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Cleveland State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in Ohio. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cleveland State University are $10,625 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UC graduate students pay an average of $14,902 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a 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.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Toledo is a great value for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $16,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 per year.

Case Western also made our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #2.

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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 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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