2023 Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for law students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Schools
Our analysis found Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . WMU-Cooley Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lansing.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIU are $14,738 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Capital University is a great value for law students. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Columbus.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Capital are $39,338 per year.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a 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. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Marquette University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
Marquette undergraduate students pay an average of $45,766 in tuition and fees each year.
Marquette excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue University Global are $14,436 a year.
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Northwestern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value law programs. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwestern are $60,768 a year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Law 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UChicago are $60,963 a year.
UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Law Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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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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