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.
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2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Legal Research
Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Chicago is a 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly 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 very large public school located in the city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Madison is ranked #5 for overall quality for legal research in the Great Lakes Region .
Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large 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.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $26,529 in tuition and fees each year.
Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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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 city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $26,644 per year.
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Best 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.
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