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2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$40,182 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$90,143 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Legal Research 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 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for legal research 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. 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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal research majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a fairly 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 Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a great value for legal research students. Located in the city of Lansing, WMU-Cooley Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

UChicago undergraduate students pay an average of $60,963 in tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also made our Best Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DePaul are $42,012 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $55,097 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U-M also did well on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Illinois Tech are $50,375 a year.

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#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$16,654 Average Tuition & Fees

Cleveland State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research 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 undergraduate student at Cleveland State University are $16,654 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $38,352 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Research Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Explore the best legal research colleges 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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Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 18 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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