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Best Value Other Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Other Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$41,953 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,455 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal professions (other) was ranked #190 in the country. In fact 2,013 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. 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 Other Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for other legal professions 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.

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the best value school for legal professions (other) students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great value for legal professions (other) students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very 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.

Northwestern also made our Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 a year.

Case Western also claimed a spot on our Best Other Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Explore the best legal professions (other) colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 37
Ohio 26
Illinois 125
Indiana 64

Legal Professions (Other) 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
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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