2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree School for You
Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for legal professions 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Oakland Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakland Community College are $5,200 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Southwestern Illinois College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWIC are $5,940 a year.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.
Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cuyahoga Community College District is a great value for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,586 a year.
Cuyahoga Community College District also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Sinclair Community College are $8,076 a year.
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Lewis and Clark Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Lewis and Clark Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,552 in tuition and fees each year.
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Herzing University - Akron landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree legal professions programs. Located in the suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Herzing Akron are $14,200 a year.
Herzing Akron also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Herzing University - Madison ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Herzing University - Madison are $14,200 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Herzing University - Madison also did well on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Wisconsin are $12,860 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wilbur Wright College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.
Wilbur Wright College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,430 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 1,257 |
| Michigan | 1,654 |
| Ohio | 1,634 |
| Illinois | 2,648 |
| Wisconsin | 748 |
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Legal Professions Related Majors for Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 36,216 |
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Legal Research | 6,874 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Majors Similar to Legal Professions
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 142,610 |
| Public Administration & Social Service | 98,583 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 73,813 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 4,477 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 22 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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