2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal research was ranked #107 in the country. In fact 6,874 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for legal research 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Legal Research
Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.
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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - Madison did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 a 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 legal research in the Great Lakes Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cleveland State University are $18,051 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 per year.
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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate legal research programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.
IU Bloomington excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC are $26,644 a year.
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Request InformationBest Legal Research Colleges by State
Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 50 |
| Ohio | 218 |
| Illinois | 528 |
| Indiana | 143 |
| Wisconsin | 25 |
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Majors Related to Legal Research
Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Legal Research
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 36,216 |
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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.