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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$25,622 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,390 Avg Salary

Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Herzing University - Akron to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large 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.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Herzing University - Madison is a great value for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great value for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue University Global are $14,436 a year.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,628 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #6, Davenport University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Davenport University are $20,964 a year.

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#7

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Madonna undergraduate students pay an average of $24,900 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year.

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#9

Baker College

Owosso, MI

With a ranking of #9, Baker College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Owosso.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Baker College are $12,420 a year.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kent State are $19,876 per year.

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Explore the best legal professions colleges 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

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

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 19 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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