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2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$52,385 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$105,639 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 528 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal research students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #62 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Legal Research Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Research Colleges.

$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the best value school in Illinois for legal research students. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Chicago also is in the top 20% of our Best Legal Research Schools in Illinois ranking.

Full Legal Research at Loyola University Chicago Report

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
$60,963 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UChicago are $60,963 a 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 legal research in Illinois.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.

Read full report on Legal Research at DePaul University

$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Illinois Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $50,375 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Legal Research at Illinois Institute of Technology

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.

Northwestern also made our Best Legal Research Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

Full Legal Research at Northwestern University Report

Explore all the Best Value Legal Research Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Ohio 218
Indiana 143
Wisconsin 25

One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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