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Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$37,490 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,103 Avg Salary

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the #144 most popular major in the country with 4,407 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for non-professional general legal studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Central Michigan University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for non-professional general legal studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value non-professional general legal studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland are $24,735 per 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 Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.

UW - Madison also made our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value non-professional general legal studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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

Northwestern also made our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

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Explore the best non-professional general legal studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 119
Ohio 35
Illinois 63
Indiana 35
Wisconsin 135

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
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