2023 Best Value Law Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law School for You
With 1,700 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #22 most popular major in Illinois.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Law Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois 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.
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2023 Best Value Law Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Law Colleges.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Law
Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 per year.
Loyola Chicago excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in Illinois list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for law in Illinois.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
UChicago undergraduate students pay an average of $60,963 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, UChicago is ranked #2 for overall quality for law in Illinois.
The excellent programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DePaul are $42,012 a year.
With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year.
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Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for law students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois Tech are $50,375 per year.
Best Value Law Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Law Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,285 |
| Ohio | 1,015 |
| 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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