2023 Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You
Law is the #28 most popular major in the country with 36,216 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for law 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for law students working on their doctor’s degree. WMU-Cooley Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lansing.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU-Cooley Law School are $14,440 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for law students working on their doctor’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Capital University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value law schools in the Great Lakes Region . Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbus.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capital are $13,190 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great value for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Marquette University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.
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Purdue University Global came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 per year.
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Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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University of Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in tuition and fees each year.
UChicago also made our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,285 |
| Ohio | 1,015 |
| Illinois | 1,700 |
| Indiana | 599 |
| Wisconsin | 463 |
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Law Related Majors for Law
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Law
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Legal Research | 6,874 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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